An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run.

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.

It is impossible to tell which of the two dispositions we find in men is more harmful in a republic, that which seeks to maintain an established position or that which has none but seeks to acquire it.

I’m president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli!

Written laws are like spiderwebs: they will catch, it is true, the weak and poor but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.

I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.

The U.S. presidency is a Tudor monarchy plus telephones.

Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

My people and I have come to an agreement that satisfies us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please.

I work for a government I despise for ends I think criminal.

Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.

Every communist must grasp the truth: “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.