The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.

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.

Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.

If you want to kill someone, you'd better pull off a perfect crime. Our security lies in the fact that that's damnably hard to do.

No one is who they pretend to be

I've experienced a lot for someone my age that a lot of people will be able to relate to.

You are always racing against the other swimmers, but I always try to just focus on what I'm doing and how I want to swim my races.

The one thing I think we learned this year is that the Democrats and the Republicans are completely worthless.

My dream is to empower myself with education, and then it is a weapon.

Public notice does not necessarily accord with internal fulfilment.

Programs should be written and polished until they acquire publication quality.

People will turn to you, follow you, support you only as long as they are confident that you are doing your best.