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

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Information is the currency of democracy.

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

A leader leads by example, not by force

When everything has to be right, something isn't.

Let my enemies devour each other.

I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

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

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

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

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

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

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

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.