The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

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

Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.

I'm not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

How do you tell a Communist? Well, its someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? Its someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

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

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

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

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.

The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

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.

Votes do not fall from the trees like ripe plums. They have to be fought for.

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

I fight on. I fight to win.

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

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.