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Justice is incidental to law and order.
Justice is incidental to law and order.
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.
The man whose authority is recent is always stern.
The man whose authority is recent is always stern.
The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
Ever since the beginning of modern science, the best minds have recognized that "the range of acknowledged ignorance will grow read more
Ever since the beginning of modern science, the best minds have recognized that "the range of acknowledged ignorance will grow with the advance of science." Unfortunately, the popular effect of this scientific advance has been a belief, seemingly shared by many scientists, that the range of our ignorance is steadily diminishing and that we can therefore aim at more comprehensive and deliberate control of all human activities. It is for this reason that those intoxicated by the advance of knowledge so often become the enemies of freedom.
...there is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.
...there is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.
Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.
Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.
...the case for individual freedom rests largely on the recognition of the inevitable and universal ignorance of all of us read more
...the case for individual freedom rests largely on the recognition of the inevitable and universal ignorance of all of us concerning a great many of the factors on which the achievements of our ends and welfare depend.
Show me the country that has no strikes and I'll show you the country in which there is no liberty.
Show me the country that has no strikes and I'll show you the country in which there is no liberty.
