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.
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...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.
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.
Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
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"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.
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their read more
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances - to choose one's own way.
Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.
Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.
