History is not only a particular branch of knowledge, but a particular mode and method of knowledge in other branches.

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

Socialism means slavery.

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

Syria has become the great tragedy of this century - a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history.

I'm not necessarily one to be remembered as a great, great speaker in wrestling, but I want to share my feelings about the people who have influenced me over the course of my career.

I train like a pro-athlete, not like an actor who's just trying to look pretty.

Unfortunately, nuclear weapons have become identified with state power.

Listen into the silences where the best words begin.

Words are like bodies; meanings are like souls.

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

American foreign policy had still not recovered from its victory over communism when George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice took over at the White House in 2001.

Everything worthwhile is a good idea, but did you ever notice there is more bad ideas that will work than there is good ones?

There's nothing tragic about being fifty. Not unless you're trying to be twenty-five.