Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2004-08-11 Aug 11, 2004Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one.~ Chinese ProverbOrder is not pressure which is imposed on society from without but an equilibrium which is set up from within.~ José Ortega y GassetLiberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no Constitution, no court, can even do much to help it.~ Judge Learned Hand Aug 10, 2004The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.~ Edmund BurkeFreedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong.~ John G. DiefenbakerThis, then, is freedom in the external life of man -- that he is independent of the arbitrary power of his fellows.~ Ludwig von Mises Aug 9, 2004The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.~ Albert CamusSecurity is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.~ Helen Keller[The People] are the ultimate, guardians of their own liberty.~ Thomas Jefferson Aug 6, 2004The first great struggle for liberty was in the realm of thought. The libertarians reasoned that freedom of thought would be good for mankind; it would promote knowledge, and increased knowledge would advance civilization. But the authoritarians protested that freedom of thought would be dangerous, that people would think wrong, that a few were divinely appointed to think for the people.~ Charles T. SpradingThe issues can be stated very briefly: Who will be controlled? Who will exercise control? What type of control will be exercised? Most important of all, toward what end or purpose, or in the pursuit of what value, will control be exercised?~ Carl RogersIf I want to be free from any other man’s dictation, I must understand that I can have no other man under my control.~ William Graham SumnerIf I want to be free from any other man’s dictation, I must understand that I can have no other man under my control.~ William Graham Sumner Aug 5, 2004True, it is evil that a single man should crush the herd, but see not there the worse form of slavery, which is when the herd crushes out the man.~ Antoine De Saint-ExuperyAny attempt to replace a personal conscience by a collective conscience does violence to the individual and is the first step toward totalitarianism.~ Herman HesseThe individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. To be your own man is hard business. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.~ Rudyard Kipling Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print