The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.