A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.

In politics the middle way is none at all.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.