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

The lady's not for turning.

The defence of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.

A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.

Quitting is leading too.

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.

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

Don't fight forces, use them.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.