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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…
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Benefit Class Higher Liberty Mean Men Political
The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.
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Liberty Minorities Security Test
Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime, from the sowing of the seed at Athens, 2,460 years ago, until the ripened harvest was gathered by men of our race
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Ago Bad Common Crime Good Ignorance Liberty Men Next Pretext Seed Sow Strong Year
Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power — power sufficient to interfere with property.
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Accepting Deposition Execution Power Requires Socialism Strongest Sufficient
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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End Higher Liberty Mean Political
At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities.
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Country Friend Liberty Minorities People Time Triumph
Official truth is not actual truth.
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Actually Official Truth
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use
Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history.
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Dignity Giving History Merit Truth Worth
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority…
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Almost Always Exercise Influence Men Power
Progress, the religion of those who have none.
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None Progress Religion
When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.
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Balance Look Perceive Truth
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority.
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Almost Always Authority Great Influence Men Stillmore
A generous spirit prefers that his country should be poor, and weak, and of no account, but free, rather than powerful, prosperous, and enslaved.
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Account Country Ensalve Generous Powerful Spirit
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.
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Clas Class Danger Every Govern Particular Unfit
Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.
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