I personally call the type of government which can be removed without violence 'democracy,' and the other, 'tyranny.'.

I personally call the type of government which can be removed without violence 'democracy,' and the other, 'tyranny.'.

Against nature and within nature there is no freedom.

Against nature and within nature there is no freedom.

When the people have no tyrant, their own public opinion becomes one.

When the people have no tyrant, their own public opinion becomes one.

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.

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

Give up control even if it means the employees have to make some mistakes.

Give up control even if it means the employees have to make some mistakes.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

...tradition and custom becomes intertwined and are a strong coercion which directs the society upon fixed lines, and strangles liberty.

...tradition and custom becomes intertwined and are a strong coercion which directs the society upon fixed lines, and strangles liberty.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.