It is all very well to talk about being the captain of your soul. It is hard, and only a few heroes, saints, and geniuses have been the captains of their souls for any extended period of their lives. Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort which it brings.
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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
The world's problem is not too many people, but lack of political and economic freedom.
The world's problem is not too many people, but lack of political and economic freedom.
There is a powerful craving in most of us to see ourselves as instruments in the hands of others and read more
There is a powerful craving in most of us to see ourselves as instruments in the hands of others and thus free ourselves from the responsibility for acts which are prompted by our own questionable inclinations and impulses. Both the strong and the weak grasp at this alibi. The latter hide their malevolence under the virtue of obedience: they acted dishonorably because they had to obey orders. The strong, too, claim absolution by proclaiming themselves the chosen instrument of a higher power- God, history, fate, nation or humanity.
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.
The part of our social order which can or ought to be made a conscious product of human reason is read more
The part of our social order which can or ought to be made a conscious product of human reason is only a small part of all the forces of society.
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions -- it only guarantees equality of opportunity.
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions -- it only guarantees equality of opportunity.
Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as read more
Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner.
Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.
Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.
