No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

I don’t want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.

No body can be healthful without exercise, neither natural body nor politic, and certainly, to a kingdom or estate, a just and honourable war is the true exercise.

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

I was an Eisenhower Republican when I started out at 21 because he promised to get us out of the Korean War.

The experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself-always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by adversity.

It isn’t generally the case that liberals dominate entire hierarchies. That isn’t generally how it works, because the hierarchies are usually set up so that conservatives fill up the hierarchies; it’s in the nature of hierarchy.

When Reagan left office, he was the most unpopular living president, apart from Nixon, even below Carter. If you look at his years in office, he was not particularly popular. He was more or less average. He severely harmed the American economy.

The fact is that we would have had comprehensive health care now, had it not been for Ted Kennedy’s deliberately blocking the legislation that I proposed in 1978 or ’79.

I don’t usually admire Sarah Palin, but when she was making fun of this ‚hopey changey stuff,‘ she was right: there was nothing there.

Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for.

It’s been my experience in politics that you can try and plan it out: ‚I’m going to hit the three ball which will hit the eight ball.‘ You’ve just got to go run and try to do everything right. And then have a little luck.

China has to go along with world trends. That’s democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Governance should be designed as an equalizer. Democrats are more inclined towards working families and those who are struggling for a better life.

I’m committed to the people of Gujarat. I will devote each and every moment to serve my people of Gujarat.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

I don’t need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.

Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,‘ he said, his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. ‚Shake it off. Stop complainin‘. Stop grumblin‘. Stop cryin‘. We are going to press on. We have work to do.

A conductor can’t be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.

We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10 thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.

The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.

I think Hillary Clinton is a phenomenal woman, and I’ve gotten to know her, and I think she’s made some pretty major contributions over the course of her life.

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.

I can’t imagine what this place would be – I can’t imagine what the country would be – with Donald Trump as our president.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.

Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham.

Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.

A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.

Israel is a pretty crazy state.

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words ‚Ich bin ein Berliner!‘

When Hillary served in the Senate, I saw her work day and night as a member of the Armed Services Committee – working with Republicans and Democrats to keep our military strong and protect our troops and their families.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

A candidate is not going to suddenly change once they get into office. Just the opposite, in fact. Because the minute that individual takes that oath, they are under the hottest, harshest light there is. And there is no way to hide who they really are.

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish – too much handling will spoil it.

Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.

Some people want to win races. Other people want to be President of the United States.

Ronald Reagan used to alarm his Soviet counterparts by saying that surely they’d both unite against an invasion from Mars.

I love being able to be political without any political affiliation.

Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.

Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.

The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution.

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.

Politics is just a function of business now, just a tributary of the great entrepreneurial capitalist system.

‚Bombing Afghanistan back into the Stone Age‘ was quite a favourite headline for some wobbly liberals. The slogan does all the work. But an instant’s thought shows that Afghanistan is being, if anything, bombed out of the Stone Age.

First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us – especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.

We are not going to be satisfied by politicians saying ‚we support you‘ and then walking away. We won’t be satisfied until they meet our demands and act. That’s why simply taking a selfie or posting support on Twitter isn’t enough. That’s why we have to keep striking.

Governments are not representative. They have their own power, serving segments of the population that are dominant and rich.

A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country.

We can’t equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy is Indonesia, which is Islamic. Democracy and freedom are not dependent on Christian beliefs.

It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown.

If you have fear, you are bound by tradition, you follow some leader or guru. When you are bound by tradition, when you are afraid of your husband or your wife, you lose your dignity as an individual human being.

When the players go home, I can’t tell them what to do, so you need to create an atmosphere of trust. I don’t want to think, ‚What are they doing now? Do I need to call them?‘

We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!