The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.
All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.
We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.
While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.
No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.
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.
A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.
By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.
Whoever controls the media, controls the mind
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.