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

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.

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

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

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.

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

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

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.

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.

Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.

The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

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

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are