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Systems are to be appreciated by their general effects, and not by particular exceptions.
Systems are to be appreciated by their general effects, and not by particular exceptions.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.
Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.
You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the read more
You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered.
Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.
Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.
We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy.
We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy.
Property rights are not the rights of property; they are the rights of humans with regard to property. They are read more
Property rights are not the rights of property; they are the rights of humans with regard to property. They are a particular kind of human right.
Envy plus rhetoric equals "social justice.".
Envy plus rhetoric equals "social justice.".
The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights.
The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights.
