Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.
The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.
Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
The more you read about politics, the more you got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.
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.
He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune.
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest
Fascism is capitalism in decay.
Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
Let my enemies devour each other.