To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint. They are eager to barter their independence for relief from the burdens of willing, deciding and being responsible for inevitable failure. They willingly abdicate the directing of their lives to those who want to plan, command and shoulder all responsibility.
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Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions -- it only guarantees equality of opportunity.
The US has a vital interest in that area of the country [Latin America].
The US has a vital interest in that area of the country [Latin America].
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."N. B.: This read more
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."N. B.: This quote is commonly attributed to Voltaire, but it is not found in his writing. - The Friends of Voltaire.
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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.
If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.
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The world's problem is not too many people, but lack of political and economic freedom.
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Of government, at least in democratic states, it may be said briefly that it is an agency engaged wholesale, and as a matter of solemn duty, in the performance of acts which all self-respecting individuals refrain from as a matter of common decency.
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Men resort to talking only when they haven't the power to enforce their convictions upon others.
Without a country, I am not a man.
Without a country, I am not a man.
