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.
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Let them hate, so long as they fear.
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...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.
To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.
To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.
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Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.
Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.
Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.
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The world's problem is not too many people, but lack of political and economic freedom.
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Man's rights are evident branches of, rather than deductions from, the duty of self-preservation, commonly called the first law of nature.
Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage.
Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage.
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Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner.
