“Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.”

Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.

The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.

There is not a more perilous or immoral habit of mind than the sanctifying of success.

Judge talent at its best and character at its worst.

Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.

The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.

Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, and the slave is as good as his master, for by birth all men are free; they are citizens of the universal commonwealth which embraces all the world, brethren of one family, and children of God.

Official truth is not actual truth.

Do not turn yourself from an end into a means-one does not justify the other.

I’m not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.

A people averse to the institution of private property is without the first elements of freedom

Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

A public man has no right to let his actions be determined by particular interests. He does the same thing as a judge who accepts a bribe. Like a judge he must consider what is right, not what is advantageous to a party or class.

Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority…

The knowledge that every day there is something more to learn, something higher to reach for, something new to make for others, makes each day infinitely precious

And that the pastor’s sermons, however dull they might seem at the time of taking, yet had a voodooistic power which ‘did a fellow good– kept him in touch with Higher Things.

Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together.

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end…liberty is the only object which benefits all alike, and provokes no sincere opposition…

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do.

Reality cannot be ignored except at a price; and the longer the ignorance is persisted in, the higher and more terrible becomes the price that must be paid.

The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.

We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.