Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.

Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.

The ship of Democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those aboard.

In calm water every ship has a good captain.

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

What is the use of being elected or re-elected unless you stand for something?

Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.

Above all, tell the truth.

Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote.

A cause worth fighting for is worth fighting for to the end.

Might have just been an innocent bystander, sir, ’ said Carrot‘What, in Ankh-Morpork?’‘Yes, sir.’‘We should have grabbed him, then, just for the rarity value

I just run. I run in void. Or maybe I should put it the other way: I run in order to acquire a void.

Girl, there ain't a boy in this town who can hold a candle to Beau Vincent with his shirt off.

The soul suffers when the body is diseased or traumatized, while the body suffers when the soul is ailing.

I'm going to die with my mind intact. And to me that is the most exciting way you could possibly die.

My top lady advice is to make eye contact early on - before introductions, even - and just never break it, no matter what she does. Keep that dead-eyed lock on her. Works like a charm.

Always a godmother, never a mother. That sucks. I've got to get me one of those little accessories.

Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me.

In their nomination to office they will not appoint to the exercise of authority as to a pitiful job, but as to a holy function.