...Although the political liberty of this country is greater than that of nearly every other civilized nation, its personal liberty is said to be less. In other words, men are thought to be more under the control of extra-legal authorities, and to defer more to those around them, in pursuing even their lawful and innocent occupations, than in almost every other country.
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Rousseau had it backwards. We are NOT born free. We are born in the chains of the random and the read more
Rousseau had it backwards. We are NOT born free. We are born in the chains of the random and the reflexive, and are ignorant and unreasonable by simple nature. We must learn to be free, to organize the random and detect the reflexive, to acquire the knowledge of particulars and the powers of reason. The examined life is impossible if we cannot examine, order, classify, define, distinguish, always in minute particulars.
The wealth and prosperity of the country are only the comeliness of the body, the fullness of the flesh and read more
The wealth and prosperity of the country are only the comeliness of the body, the fullness of the flesh and fat; but the spirit is independent of them; it requires only muscle, bone and nerve for the true exercise of its functions. We cannot lose our liberty, because we cannot cease to think.
Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains.
Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains.
It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.
It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.
Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.
Democracy: In which you say what you like and do what you're told.
Democracy: In which you say what you like and do what you're told.
Don't steal. The government hates competition.
Don't steal. The government hates competition.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
