We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human … Continue reading
Category: Quotations
Fatalism Not Our Destiny (de Gaulle)
History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. ~Charles de Gaulle
One Basic Rule in Love (David Seabury)
Marry only when the other person seems lovely to you. Marry when you love, not when you would sacrifice for him, or wish to possess him. When those twin evils, self-denial and possessiveness, enter a human relation, hell comes with … Continue reading
Power Over Others (John Stuart Mill)
“The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot … Continue reading
Merry Christmas (Ayn Rand)
[In answer to the question of whether it is appropriate for an atheist to celebrate Christmas:] Yes, of course. A national holiday, in this country, cannot have an exclusively religious meaning. The secular meaning of the Christmas holiday is wider … Continue reading
Private Property = Liberty (von Mises)
If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization. — economist Ludwig von Mises
Don’t Be a Bore (Voltaire)
The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. — Voltaire
The Howling Dogmatists of “Compassion” (Ayn Rand)
Observe how noisily the modern intellectuals are seeking solutions for problems–and how swiftly they blank out the existence of any theory or idea, past or present, that offers the lead to a solution. Observe that these modern relativists–with their credo … Continue reading
Three Grand Essentials (Joseph Addison)
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. – Joseph Addison
Self-Respect
I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others. — Marcus Aurelius … Continue reading
The Revenues of Princes (Ben Franklin)
‘… as all history informs us, there has been in every State & Kingdom a constant kind of warfare between the governing & governed: the one striving to obtain more for its support, and the other to pay less. And … Continue reading
The Choice Before Us (Bastiat)
This question of legal plunder must be settled once and for all, and there are only three ways to settle it: The few plunder the many. Everybody plunders everybody. Nobody plunders anybody. We must make our choice among limited plunder, … Continue reading