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At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities.

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Do not turn yourself from an end into a means-one does not justify the other.
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Doe End Justify Mean Other
Socialism means slavery.
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Mean Slavery Socialism
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Absolute Corrupt Exercise Influence Men Power Tend
Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.
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A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men
The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.
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Atheism Confound Heart Possession Ultimate Understanding
For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate.
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Absolutism Attempt Century Children Discover Function Government Modern Opposite State
Live both in the future and the past. Who does not live in the past does not live in the future.
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Both Future Live Past
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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Authority Exist Force Liberty
Judge talent at its best and character at its worst.
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Character Judging Talent Worst
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
Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism.
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Democracy Enemy Friend Fruit Liberty Socialism Victory
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
Learn as much by writing as by reading.
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Learn Much Raed Reading Spiritual Writing
Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.
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Concentration Democracy Generally Monopolize Power
The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.
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Liberty Minorities Security Test

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