...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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Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. - Inaugural Address.
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Truth is not determined by majority vote.
Truth is not determined by majority vote.
Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
...there is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.
...there is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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Discontent does not invariably create a desire for change. Other factors have to be present before discontent turns into disaffection. One of these is a sense of power.
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The celebration of unbounded individualism means, beyond some point, the acceptance of force- either private (crime, riot, vigilanteism) or public (authoritarianism).
"I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower." "Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWICE!".
"I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower." "Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWICE!".
Justice is a concept. Muscle is the reality.
Justice is a concept. Muscle is the reality.
