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Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely.
Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely.
To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as absurd as to ravish a woman for a purely read more
To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as absurd as to ravish a woman for a purely moral reason.
There is no such thing as justice--in or out of court.
There is no such thing as justice--in or out of court.
Ever since the beginning of modern science, the best minds have recognized that "the range of acknowledged ignorance will grow read more
Ever since the beginning of modern science, the best minds have recognized that "the range of acknowledged ignorance will grow with the advance of science." Unfortunately, the popular effect of this scientific advance has been a belief, seemingly shared by many scientists, that the range of our ignorance is steadily diminishing and that we can therefore aim at more comprehensive and deliberate control of all human activities. It is for this reason that those intoxicated by the advance of knowledge so often become the enemies of freedom.
The Duty of an Opposition is to oppose.
The Duty of an Opposition is to oppose.
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
Progress is precisely that which the rules and regulations did not foresee.
Progress is precisely that which the rules and regulations did not foresee.
Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains.
Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains.