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

If you must take care that your opinions do not differ in the least from those of the person with whom you are talking, you might just as well be alone.

No human life, not even the life of a hermit, is possible without a world which directly or indirectly testifies to the presence of other human beings.

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

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

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

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

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.

A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.

You should never have your best trousers on when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.

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

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.

Envy is the basis of democracy.