This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.

Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.

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

Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.