“I didn’t leave the Democratic party, the Democratic Party left me.”

The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.

We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things.

Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way.

Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

Excellence does not begin in Washington.

If history teaches anything, it teaches that self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem.

There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to the human capacity for intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

Please tell me you’re Republicans.

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.

Democracy may not be perfect, but at least I don’t have to build a wall to keep my people in.

It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy.

Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.

Freedom must be distinguished from democracy, with which it is often confused.

I want people to learn what democracy means.

When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that, in our democracy, government is us.

If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it.