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.

The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.

Sic semper tyrannis! The South is avenged.

The most hateful torment for men is to have knowledge of everything but power over nothing.

There is no method by which men can be both free and equal.

The affairs of the world are no more than so much trickery, and a man who toils for money or honor or whatever else in deference to the wishes of others, rather than because his own desire or needs lead him to do so, will always be a fool.

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul.

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

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

He may be a patriot for Austria, but the question is whether he is a patriot for me.

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

The more corrupt the republic, the more numerous the laws.