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

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

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

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

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

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.

If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.

While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.

A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!

A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.

You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker

Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

More men have been elected between Sundown and Sunup than ever were elected between Sunup and Sundown.

Quitting is leading too.

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.

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