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Political scientists almost everywhere have promoted the expansion of government power. They have functioned as the clergy of oppression.
Political scientists almost everywhere have promoted the expansion of government power. They have functioned as the clergy of oppression.
Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed.
Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
Never befriend the oppressed unless you are prepared to take on the oppressor.
Never befriend the oppressed unless you are prepared to take on the oppressor.
Without a country, I am not a man.
Without a country, I am not a man.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
...democracy can be interpreted to assert not only equality before the law but also essentialistic identity in all respects. This read more
...democracy can be interpreted to assert not only equality before the law but also essentialistic identity in all respects. This is expressed in the claim, "All men are created equal," which is something very different from the statement, "All men have equal rights and are equal before the law." Anyone who believes in the genetic uniqueness of every individual thereby believes in the conclusion, "No two individuals are created equal.".
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes, knowledge, and principles of the majority form read more
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes, knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal.
The American people want to preserve their American heritage, and they have the quaint belief that public lands belong to read more
The American people want to preserve their American heritage, and they have the quaint belief that public lands belong to them as much as to the people of the state where the lands are located.
