It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.

How do you tell a Communist? Well, its someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? Its someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.

That is why we fight - in hopes of a day when we no longer need to.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.

The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

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

Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

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