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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.
Politics is not an exact science.
Politics is not an exact science.
A society that does not recognize that each individual has values of his own which he is entitled to follow read more
A society that does not recognize that each individual has values of his own which he is entitled to follow can have no respect for the dignity of the individual and cannot really know freedom.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
Justice, like liberty and coercion, is a concept which, for the sake of clarity, ought to be confined to the read more
Justice, like liberty and coercion, is a concept which, for the sake of clarity, ought to be confined to the deliberate treatment of men by other men.
If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war.
If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war.
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that read more
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.
In war there is no substitute for victory.
In war there is no substitute for victory.
Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and read more
Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.
