"I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society"

"As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom"

"A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity"

"It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men"

"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"

"All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual"

"Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves"

"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven"

"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses"

"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people"

"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"