There is nothing more tyrannical than a strong popular feeling among a democratic people.

All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.

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

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

To be turned from one’s course by men’s opinions, by blame, and by misrepresentation shows a man unfit to hold office.

A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.

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

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

The Revolution is made by man, but man must forge his revolutionary spirit from day to day.

You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

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.

Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses: they last while they last.

You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.