The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

Government, like any other organism, refuses to acquiesce in its own extinction. This refusal, of course, involves the resistance to any effort to diminish its powers and prerogatives.

The central difficulty lies in the fact that all of the sciences have made such great progress during the last century that they have got quite beyond the reach of man

Liberty and democracy are eternal enemies, and every one knows it who has ever given any sober reflection to the matter.

All I ask is equal freedom. When it is denied, as it always is, I take it anyhow.

People say we need religion when what they really mean is we need police.

[Referring to FDR] If he became convinced tomorrow that coming out for cannibalism would get him the votes he needs so sorely, he would begin fattening a missionary in the White House yard come Wednesday.