Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it.

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.

I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

Appearances matter and remember to smile.

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

The more you read about politics, the more you got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.