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Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being.

Lord Acton

The minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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Absolute Appear Entire Minority People Redemption Resist Seldom Treason
When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.
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Balance Look Perceive Truth
No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence.
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Character Correspondance Public Revelation Stood Utterance
Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.
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Bad Easily Good Made Men State
Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.
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Best Book Content Delight Favorite Other Seek Sidelight
The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom.
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Finest Freedom Hope Middle Opportunity Passion Quality World
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought.
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Able Being Do Liberty Ought Power Right
To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.
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Achievement Conscience Develop Great History Perfect
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.
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Action Class Interest Men Particular Party Public Right
It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
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Easier Find Fit Govern People Themselves
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.
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Concentration Control Frequently Hand Men Mentality Peace Power Remember
A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism.
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Bundles Experience Master Philosophy Prejudice Understand
The true natural check on absolute democracy is the federal system, which limits the central government by the powers reserved, and the state governments by the powers they have ceded.
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Bnaturem Check Central Democracy Government Limit Power Reserve Stage True
There are many things the government cant do, many good purposes it must renounce. It must leave them to the enterprise of others. It cannot feed the people. It cannot enrich the people. It cannot teach the people. It cannot convert the people.
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Enterprise Good Government Leave Many People Purpose Renounce
Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history.
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Dignity Giving History Merit Truth Worth
The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.
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Liberty Minorities Security Test

Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being.

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