The conception that government should be guided by majority opinion makes sense only if that opinion is independent of government. The ideal of democracy rests on the belief that the view which will direct government emerges from an independent and spontaneous process. It requires, therefore, the existence of a large sphere independent of majority control in which the opinions of the individuals are formed.
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What you cannot enforce, do not command.
What you cannot enforce, do not command.
Governments will always misuse the machinery of the law as far as the state of public opinion permits.
Governments will always misuse the machinery of the law as far as the state of public opinion permits.
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Necessity is the plea of every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
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All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.
The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.
Force is the antithesis of freedom, but force must be used, if only to defend against other force.
Force is the antithesis of freedom, but force must be used, if only to defend against other force.
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.
