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In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.
We once worried that democracy could not survive if an undereducated populace knew too little. Now we worry if it read more
We once worried that democracy could not survive if an undereducated populace knew too little. Now we worry if it can survive us knowing too much.
The frustrated follow a leader less because of their faith that he is leading them to a promised land than read more
The frustrated follow a leader less because of their faith that he is leading them to a promised land than because of their immediate feeling that he is leading them away from their unwanted selves. Surrender to a leader is not a means to an end but a fulfillment. Whither they are led is of secondary importance.
When the same man, or set of men, holds the sword and the purse, there is an end of liberty.
When the same man, or set of men, holds the sword and the purse, there is an end of liberty.
We clamor for equality chiefly in matters in which we ourselves cannot hope to attain excellence. To discover what a read more
We clamor for equality chiefly in matters in which we ourselves cannot hope to attain excellence. To discover what a man truly craves but knows he cannot have we must find the field in which he advocates absolute equality. By this test Communists are frustrated Capitalists.
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".
It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.
It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.
The legacy of Democrats and Republicans approaches: Libertarianism by bankruptcy.
The legacy of Democrats and Republicans approaches: Libertarianism by bankruptcy.
Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
Latin: "A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's read more
Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
Latin: "A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. - Letters to Lucilius.
