Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

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

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

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

Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.

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.

Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.

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

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.

The Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

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

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

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

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master.