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The celebration of unbounded individualism means, beyond some point, the acceptance of force- either private (crime, riot, vigilanteism) or public read more
The celebration of unbounded individualism means, beyond some point, the acceptance of force- either private (crime, riot, vigilanteism) or public (authoritarianism).
Demagogue: one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.
Demagogue: one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.
Patriotism has its roots deep in the instincts and the affections. Love of country is the expansion of dutiful love.
Patriotism has its roots deep in the instincts and the affections. Love of country is the expansion of dutiful love.
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical read more
Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical fears and hopes.
The plans differ; the planners are all alike...
The plans differ; the planners are all alike...
Did you ever hear anyone say "That work had better be banned because I might read it and it might read more
Did you ever hear anyone say "That work had better be banned because I might read it and it might be very dangerous to me?
This I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. read more
This I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.