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

Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.

To lead the people, walk behind them.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

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

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.

Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.

It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

Dictators never invent their own opportunities.

Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself - that is my doctrine.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master.

It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.