Those who imagine that a politician would make a better figurehead than a hereditary monarch might perhaps make the acquaintance of more politicians.

[M]ore than they wanted freedom, the Athenians wanted security. Yet they lost everything-security, comfort, and freedom. This was because they wanted not to give to society, but for society to give to them. The freedom they were seeking was freedom from responsibility. It is no wonder, then, that they ceased to be free. In the modern world, we should recall the Athenians' dire fate whenever we confront demands for increased state paternalism.

Socialism is in no way a curate's egg

People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.

I think perhaps we manage our revolutions much more quietly in this country.

Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.

The acid test of politics is not what you say at the hustings, but what you actually do in government.