The form of government and the condition of society must always correspond. Social equality is therefore a postulate of pure democracy.

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.

Living the life you want is your ultimate responsibility

Reading is a mere makeshift for original thinking.

I keep getting these people at my shows who only know me from television. I can always tell when they're, like, emotionally flinching when I start doing my jokes.

Fashion is not frivolous. I am a businesswoman, a very serious person.

We need a return to transparency and a system of checks and balances, to a president who respects Congress' role of oversight and accountability.

What's the point of being a grown-up if you can't indulge the kid inside you every now and then?

Everything is falling together perfectly, even though it looks as if some things are falling apart. Trust in the process you are now experiencing.

You never get bored ... when you have the probabilities of your next meal to speculate on, pro and con.

I never felt I was incapable of succeeding because I felt confident I could always learn what I needed to know.

I don't like second place; I'm out there trying to win everything.