Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.
You can't let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
Think thousands time before taking a decision but - after taking decision never turn back even if you get thousands difficulties.
Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.
Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
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.
Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.