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Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
The future will be better tomorrow.
The future will be better tomorrow.
Nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. read more
Nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. This is a major reason for promoting freedom.
Freedom means freedom from forces and circumstances which would turn man into a thing, which would impose on man the read more
Freedom means freedom from forces and circumstances which would turn man into a thing, which would impose on man the passivity and predictability of matter. By this test, absolute power is the manifestation most inimical to human uniqueness. Absolute power wants to turn people into malleable clay.
Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.
Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.
If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.
If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and read more
Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god.
I hereby resign this office of president of the United States.
I hereby resign this office of president of the United States.