Wars are not caused by the buildup of weapons. They are caused when an aggressor believes he can achieve his objectives at an acceptable price.

Socialists don't like ordinary people choosing, for they might not choose Socialism.

Gentlemen, if we don't cut spending we will be bankrupt. Yes, the medicine is harsh, but the patient requires it in order to live. Should we withhold the medicine? No. We are not wrong. We did not seek election and win in order to manage the decline of a great nation.

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

Their pitiless ideology only survives because it is maintained by force. But the day comes when the anger and frustration of the people is so great that force cannot contain it. Then the edifice cracks: the mortar crumbles.

Young people ought not to be idle, it is very bad for them.

Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.