We are in bondage to the law in order that we may be free.

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

Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front

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

Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of the government. The history of government is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is the history of the limitation of government, not the increase of it.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

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

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.

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.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

Example is leadership.

The lady's not for turning.

Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman's truncheon over the anarchist's bomb.

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

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

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