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Politics, n: Poly "many" + tics "blood-sucking parasites".
Politics, n: Poly "many" + tics "blood-sucking parasites".
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.
Glory is the child of peril.
Glory is the child of peril.
The war for liberty never ends. One day liberty has to be defended against the power of wealth, on another read more
The war for liberty never ends. One day liberty has to be defended against the power of wealth, on another day against the intrigues of politicians, on another against the dead hand of bureaucrats, on another against the patrioter and the militarist, on another against the profiteer, and then against the hysteria and the passions of the mobs, against obscurantism and stupidity, against the criminal and against the overrighteous. In this campaign every civilized man is enlisted till he dies, and he only has known the full joy of living who somewhere and at some time has struck a decisive blow for the freedom of the human spirit.
It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it read more
It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.
I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death.
I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death.
The first thing a genius needs is to breath free air.
The first thing a genius needs is to breath free air.
Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy -- the mother.
Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy -- the mother.
Nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. read more
Nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. This is a major reason for promoting freedom.
