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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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The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.
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Progress, the religion of those who have none.
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If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.
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When the last of the Reformers died, religion, instead of emancipating the nations, had become an excuse for the criminal art of despots. Calvin preached, and Bellarmine lectured; but Machiavelli reigned.
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Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.
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There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
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The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.
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From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.
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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.
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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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The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Ink was not invented to express our real feelings.
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Do not turn yourself from an end into a means-one does not justify the other.
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