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Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
The aspiration toward freedom is the most essentially human of all human manifestations.
The aspiration toward freedom is the most essentially human of all human manifestations.
Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; read more
Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.
We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country.
We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country.
The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.
The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.
...no civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law.
...no civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law.
In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also is despotic governments: in the former, because they are read more
In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also is despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.
...Although the political liberty of this country is greater than that of nearly every other civilized nation, its personal liberty read more
...Although the political liberty of this country is greater than that of nearly every other civilized nation, its personal liberty is said to be less. In other words, men are thought to be more under the control of extra-legal authorities, and to defer more to those around them, in pursuing even their lawful and innocent occupations, than in almost every other country.
Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.
Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.
