Information is the currency of democracy.
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.
Whoever controls the media, controls the mind
Example is leadership.
A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.
The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people.
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
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.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
A leader leads by example, not by force
Politics have no relation to morals.
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.
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
