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Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; read more
Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.
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.
A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.
A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.
In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they read more
In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Catholic. Then they came for me -- and by that time there was nobody left to speak up.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of congress; but I repeat myself.
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of congress; but I repeat myself.
Politics is not an exact science.
Politics is not an exact science.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
In America, it is indispensable that every well wisher of true liberty should understand that acts of tyranny can only read more
In America, it is indispensable that every well wisher of true liberty should understand that acts of tyranny can only proceed from the publick. The publick, then, is to be watched, in this country, as, in other countries kings and aristocrats are to be watched.
