The superiority...enjoyed by nations that have...perfected a branch of industry, constitutes a...formidable obstacle.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

I may be very poor, but I'm rich in so many other ways.

Among leaders who have made the greatest impact through ages, I would consider Muhammad before Jesus Christ.

His words leap across rivers and mountains but his thoughts are still only six inches long.

In a revolution one wins or dies, if it is a real one

Sometimes, the only way of doing something is to do it.

Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesthetic emotions they offer me, and I ignore the commentaries and criticism.

The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it.

There's nothing better for hosting a show than a bunch of people daytime-whiskey drunk.

Will my enimies flee when they see me? Belive me, even thugz gotta learn to take it easy!

If Allah wants for a people ill, he gives them debates and takes away from them actions.