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.
Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.
Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.
Politics have no relation to morals.
You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed
A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.
An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
You can't let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.