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Freedom released the energies of the masses not by exhilarating but by unbalancing, irritating, and goading.
Freedom released the energies of the masses not by exhilarating but by unbalancing, irritating, and goading.
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for the appointment by the corrupt few.
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for the appointment by the corrupt few.
The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
...when we renounce the self and become part of a compact whole, we not only renounce personal advantage but are read more
...when we renounce the self and become part of a compact whole, we not only renounce personal advantage but are also rid of personal responsibility. There is no telling to what extremes of cruelty and ruthlessness a man will go when he is freed from the fears, hesitations, doubts and the vague stirrings of decency that go with individual judgement. When we lose our individual independence in the corporateness of a mass movement, we find a new freedom- freedom to hate, bully, lie, torture, murder and betray without shame and remorse. Herein undoubtedly lies part of the attractiveness of a mass movement.
I was known as the chief grave robber of my state.
I was known as the chief grave robber of my state.
When people revolt in a totalitarian society, they rise not against the wickedness of the regime but its weakness.
When people revolt in a totalitarian society, they rise not against the wickedness of the regime but its weakness.
Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.
Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.
I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
A society that does not recognize that each individual has values of his own which he is entitled to follow read more
A society that does not recognize that each individual has values of his own which he is entitled to follow can have no respect for the dignity of the individual and cannot really know freedom.
