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

A leader leads by example, not by force

Appearances matter and remember to smile.

Speaking generally, punishment hardens and numbs, it produces concentration, it sharpens the consciousness of alienation, it strengthens the power of resistance.

Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.

If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.

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.

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

Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.

Don't fight forces, use them.

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.

One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'.

Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.