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The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer; preserve my life from fear of the enemy. [Psalms 64:1].
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer; preserve my life from fear of the enemy. [Psalms 64:1].
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.
If the small minority of enlightened citizens who are able to conceive sound principles of political management do not succeed read more
If the small minority of enlightened citizens who are able to conceive sound principles of political management do not succeed in winning the support of their fellow citizens and converting them to the endorsement of policies that bring and preserve prosperity, the cause of mankind and civilization is hopeless. There is no other means to safeguard a propitious development of human affairs than to make the masses of inferior people adopt the ideas of the elite. This has to be achieved by convincing them. It cannot be accomplished by a despotic regime that instead of enlightening the masses beats them into submission. In the long run the ideas of the majority, however detrimental they may be, will carry on. The future of mankind depends on the ability of the elite to influence public opinion in the right direction.
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
All that a good government aims at...is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own read more
All that a good government aims at...is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to abstain from fortifying and accumulating social inequality as a means of increasing political inequalities.
All lasting change is incremented, based on unfolding traditions and developing institutions. Revolutionary upheavals may change how the world looks read more
All lasting change is incremented, based on unfolding traditions and developing institutions. Revolutionary upheavals may change how the world looks but seldom changes the way the world works. Lasting historical change comes not through tidal waves but through the irresistible creeping tide.
No one has a right to happiness.
No one has a right to happiness.
