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The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.

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Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.
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Common Crime Deed Good Liberty Motive Next
The will of the people cannot make just that which is unjust.
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Make People Power Unjust Will
The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.
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Liberty Minorities Security Test
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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Freedom Higher Highest Liberty Mean Politics Wisdom
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they do no wrong.
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Accept Do Favorable Judge King Men Pope Power Presumption Unlike Wrong
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use
False principles, which correspond with the bad as well as with the just aspirations of mankind, are a normal and necessary element in the social life of nations.
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Aspiration Correspond Element Just Life Mankind Normal Principles Social
A people averse to the institution of private property is without the first elements of freedom
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Element First Freedom People Private Property
I’m not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
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Beautiful Business Funny Inspirational Money
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Corrupt Inspirational Leadership Power Trend Work
Those who have more power are liable to sin more; no theorem in geometry is more certain than this.
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Atheism Certain Geometry More Power Sin Theorem
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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Authority Exist Force Liberty
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. ~ Every class is unfit to govern … Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.
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Alike Almost Benefit Danger End Mne Object Particular Political
The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.
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Bank Century Down Issue People Sooner Swept
Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances.
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