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Who overcomesBy force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomesBy force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions -- it only guarantees equality of opportunity.
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions -- it only guarantees equality of opportunity.
Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.
Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.
People unfit for freedom - who cannot do much with it - are hungry for power. The desire for freedom read more
People unfit for freedom - who cannot do much with it - are hungry for power. The desire for freedom is an attribute of a "have" type of self. It says: leave me alone and I shall grow, learn, and realize my capacities. The desire for power is basically an attribute of a "have not" type of self.
The right to be heard does not autmatically include the right to be taken seriously.
The right to be heard does not autmatically include the right to be taken seriously.
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
...whenever it is necessary that one of several conflicting opinions should prevail and when one would have to be made read more
...whenever it is necessary that one of several conflicting opinions should prevail and when one would have to be made to prevail by force if need be, it is less wasteful to determine which has the stronger support by counting numbers than by fighting. Democracy is the only method of peaceful change that man has yet been discovered.
Only enemies speak the truth. Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.
Only enemies speak the truth. Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.
I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, read more
I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting my freedom, is, on the contrary, its necessary premise and confirmation.
