There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.

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.

Some can be rich and not be happy because money does not buy happiness and happiness wont change the past.

There’s nothing like the gift of understanding.

Sometimes I feel like God…when I order someone killed – they die the same day.

This kid has more mood swings than a toddler's birthday party.

You've got to have a sense of humor to keep your sanity.

I like women who are okay with who they are.

If you mean, "My gut feeling is telling me this; therefore I can act on it and I don't have to worry," we say you should never trust your gut.

There are 9 rejected ideas for every idea that works.

Error indeed has often prevailed by the assistance of power or force. Truth is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error.

I'm always embarrassed when people say that I'm courageous. Soldiers are courageous. Policemen are courageous. Firemen are courageous. I just have a thick hide and disregard what silly people say.