You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

He who tampers with the currency robs labour of its bread.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

Information is the currency of democracy.

Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.

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

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

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

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

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.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.

You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.