Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.

Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.

The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.

The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.

No intelligent man has any respect for an unjust law.

No intelligent man has any respect for an unjust law.

One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be read more

One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the read more

When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.

Man's chief enemy is his own unruly nature and the dark forces put up within him.

Man's chief enemy is his own unruly nature and the dark forces put up within him.

Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something and when you decide how to respond.

Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something and when you decide how to respond.

What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying read more

What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don't expect freedom to survive very long.