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Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock.
Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock.
The aspiration toward freedom is the most essentially human of all human manifestations.
The aspiration toward freedom is the most essentially human of all human manifestations.
Ideology has very little to do with "consciousness" -- it is profoundly unconscious.
Ideology has very little to do with "consciousness" -- it is profoundly unconscious.
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
Force is the antithesis of freedom, but force must be used, if only to defend against other force.
Force is the antithesis of freedom, but force must be used, if only to defend against other force.
Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast read more
Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights.
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.
Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.
Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.
Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.
Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.