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

We tend to get what we expect.

In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes

If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

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

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.

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

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

The Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

I'm not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

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