Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

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

Example is leadership.

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

Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.

Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks.

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.

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

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

The defence of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

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

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when youmove, fall like a thunderbolt.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed

In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

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.