Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

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

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

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

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

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

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.

Votes do not fall from the trees like ripe plums. They have to be fought for.