Democracy: In which you say what you like and do what you're told.

Democracy: In which you say what you like and do what you're told.

If a politician murders his mother, the first response of the press or of his opponents will likely be not read more

If a politician murders his mother, the first response of the press or of his opponents will likely be not that it was a terrible thing to do, but rather that in a statement made six years before he had gone on record as being opposed to matricide.

There's only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the read more

There's only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.

If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.

If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.

"What freedom does a starving man have?" The answer is that starvation is a tragic human condition- perhaps more tragic read more

"What freedom does a starving man have?" The answer is that starvation is a tragic human condition- perhaps more tragic than loss of freedom. That does not prevent these from being two different things.

It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.

It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.

For the principle of majority rule is the mildest form in which the force of numbers can be exercised. It read more

For the principle of majority rule is the mildest form in which the force of numbers can be exercised. It is a pacific substitute for civil war in which the opposing armies are counted and victory is awarded to the larger before any blood is shed.

All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.

All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.

The greatest Glory of a free-born People, Is to transmit that Freedom to their Children.

The greatest Glory of a free-born People, Is to transmit that Freedom to their Children.