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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.
By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of the healing.
By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of the healing.
Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain- and since labor is pain in itself- it follows that men read more
Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain- and since labor is pain in itself- it follows that men will resort to plunder whenever plunder is easier than work. History shows this quite clearly. And under these conditions, neither religion nor morality can stop it.When, then, does plunder stop? It stops when it becomes more painful and more dangerous than labor.It is evident, then, that the proper purpose of law is to use the power of its collective force to stop this fatal tendency to plunder instead of to work. All the measures of the law should protect property and punish plunder.
It is much safer to obey, than to govern.
It is much safer to obey, than to govern.
The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are read more
The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority.
A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second hand, George.
A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second hand, George.
The legacy of Democrats and Republicans approaches: Libertarianism by bankruptcy.
The legacy of Democrats and Republicans approaches: Libertarianism by bankruptcy.
Liberty is an opportunity for doing good, but this is only so when it is also an opportunity for doing read more
Liberty is an opportunity for doing good, but this is only so when it is also an opportunity for doing wrong.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep read more
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. - "Amendment II".