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History is a vast graveyard filled with "realists" like Napoleon, William II, Hitler, and Mussolini. They all underestimated the important imponderables in the equation of power but missed, in particular, the one component that in the end proved decisive: The will of man to be free, to put freedom above all other goods, even above life itself.- William Ebenstein
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Tell that to the "free world's" dictators... >:(
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Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton
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If you dont want a man unhappy politically, dont give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none. Let him forget there is such a thing as war. If the government is inefficient, top-heavy, and tax-mad, better it be all those than that people worry over it. Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs or the names of state capitals or how much corn Iowa grew last year. Cram them full of noncombustible data, chock them so damned full of facts they feel stuffed, but absolutely brilliant with information. Then theyll feel theyre thinking, theyll get a sense of motion without moving. And theyll be happy, because facts of that sort dont change. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Freedom is never given; it is won.-A. Philip Randolph
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You have no idea how destitute of talent are more than half of the members of Congress. Nine out of ten of your ordinary acquaintances are fully equal to them. Sergeant S. Prentiss, Letter to his sister [February 1833]
Who needs direct repression when one can convince the chicken to walk freely into the slaughterhouse? -Philosopher Slavoj Zizek |
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As strong as the practical arguments against the death penalty are, the moral case is much stronger. Since it is impossible to develop an error-free death penalty system, those who support the death penalty are embracing the idea that the government should be able to execute innocent people for the greater good. The idea that the government should be able to force individuals to sacrifice their right to life for imaginary gains in personal safety is even more dangerous to liberty than the idea that the government should be able to force individuals to sacrifice their property rights for imaginary gains in economic security. - Ron Paul, "Death Penalty: The Ultimate Corrupt, Big Government Program" [June 14, 2015]
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The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws. ...
Yes I cannabis! (Unless you'd care to make drinking++ illegal?) I don't care if we don't talk. Your existence still pisses me off ... |
Should a robber break into my house, and with a dagger at my throat make me seal deeds to convey my estate to him, would this give him any title? Just such a title, by his sword, has an unjust conqueror, who forces me into submission. The injury and the crime is equal, whether committed by the wearer of a crown, or some petty villain. The title of the offender, and the number of his followers, make no difference in the offense, unless it be to aggravate it. The only difference is, great robbers punish little ones, to keep them in their obedience; but the great ones are rewarded with laurels and triumphs, because they are too big for the weak hands of justice in this world, and have the power in their own possession, which should punish offenders. John Locke, The Second Treatise of Civil Government [1690]
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A constitutional counterrevolution has occurred in America one so profound that few today can imagine Americans free of dependence on government. -Charlotte Twight, Dependent on DC [2002]
I call that mind free which protects itself against the usurpations of society, which does not cower to human opinions, which feels itself accountable to a higher tribunal than man's.-William Ellery Channing |
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