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.

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.

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

Dictators never invent their own opportunities.

Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.

We tend to get what we expect.

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.

It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.

Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.

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

Don't fight forces, use them.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

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

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.

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

Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.

I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few

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