I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

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

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

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

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

I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few

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

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.

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

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

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

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

Quitting is leading too.

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

It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.

It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.

God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend 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.

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