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

(...) when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

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.

A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.

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

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

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

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman's truncheon over the anarchist's bomb.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.