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The conception that government should be guided by majority opinion makes sense only if that opinion is independent of government. read more
The conception that government should be guided by majority opinion makes sense only if that opinion is independent of government. The ideal of democracy rests on the belief that the view which will direct government emerges from an independent and spontaneous process. It requires, therefore, the existence of a large sphere independent of majority control in which the opinions of the individuals are formed.
There must be no barriers for freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is read more
There must be no barriers for freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors.
The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.
The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.
For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred.
For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred.
The right to be heard does not autmatically include the right to be taken seriously.
The right to be heard does not autmatically include the right to be taken seriously.
The danger inherent in reform is that the cure may be worse than the disease. Reform is an operation on read more
The danger inherent in reform is that the cure may be worse than the disease. Reform is an operation on the social body; but unlike medical surgeons, reformers are not on guard against unpredictable side effects which may divert the course of reform toward unwanted results. Moreover, quite often the social doctors become part of the disease.
If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.
If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright read more
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
That government is best which governs least.
That government is best which governs least.
