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The State, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the read more
The State, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the idea of natural rights, but on the idea that the individual has no rights except those that the State may provisionally grant him. It has always made justice costly and difficult of access, and has invariably held itself above justice and common morality whenever it could advantage itself by so doing.
To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.
To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.
We do not have censorship. What we have is a limitation on what newspapers can report.
We do not have censorship. What we have is a limitation on what newspapers can report.
Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.
Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.
From the fact that people are very different it follows that, if we treat them equally, the result must be read more
From the fact that people are very different it follows that, if we treat them equally, the result must be inequality in their actual position, and that the only way to place them in an equal position would be to treat them differently. Equality before the law and material equality are therefore not only different but are in conflict which each other; and we can achieve either one or the other, but not both at the same time.
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.
If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one.
If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one.
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
A billion here and a billion there, and soon you're talking about real money.
A billion here and a billion there, and soon you're talking about real money.
