Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2014-09-24 Sep 24, 2014The Big Lie of the late 20th century was that Nazism was Rightist. It was in fact typical of the Leftism of its day. It was only to the Right of Stalin's Communism.~ Dr. John Joseph RayIn the United States, where it has become almost impossible to use "liberal" in the sense in which I have used it, the term "libertarian" has been used instead. It may be the answer; but for my part I find it singularly unattractive. For my taste it carries too much the flavor of a manufactured term and of a substitute. What I should want is a word which describes the party of life, the party that favors free growth and spontaneous evolution. But I have racked my brain unsuccessfully to find a descriptive term which commends itself.~ Friedrich August von HayekIf you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago, and a racist today.~ Thomas Sowell Sep 22, 2014At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities....~ Lord Acton[T]here is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things. For the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order." ~ Niccolo MachiavelliThe fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.~ Vincent van Gogh Sep 19, 2014Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.~ Franklin P. AdamsWhen I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.~ Mark TwainThe man who views the world at 50 the same way he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.~ Mohammed Ali Sep 18, 2014Collectivism is a form of anthropomorphism. It attempts to see a group of individuals as having a single identity similar to a person. ... Collectivism demands that the group be more important than the individual. It requires the individual to sacrifice himself for the alleged good of the group.~ Jeff LandauerThe policy of seeking values from human beings by means of force, when practiced by an individual, is called crime. When practiced by a government, it is called statism ...~ Nathaniel BrandenA man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles.~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print