The lady's not for turning.
If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of the government. The history of government is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is the history of the limitation of government, not the increase of it.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
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.
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
Votes do not fall from the trees like ripe plums. They have to be fought for.
Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.
I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.
How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.
Sometimes you have to pick the Gun up to put the Gun down
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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.
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.
99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
Quitting is leading too.
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.
