Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2020-01-08 Jan 8, 2020The three aims of the tyrant are, one, the humiliation of his subjects; he knows that a mean-spirited man will not conspire against anybody; two, the creation of mistrust among them; for a tyrant is not to be overthrown until men begin to have confidence in one another -- and this is the reason why tyrants are at war with the good; they are under the idea that their power is endangered by them, not only because they will not be ruled despotically, but also because they are too loyal to one another and to other men, and do not inform against one another or against other men -- three, the tyrant desires that all his subjects shall be incapable of action, for no one attempts what is impossible and they will not attempt to overthrow a tyranny if they are powerless.~ Aristotle Jan 7, 2020Freedom of thought and freedom of speech in our great institutions are absolutely necessary for the preservation of our country. The moment either is restricted, liberty begins to wither and die...~ John Peter AltgeldThose who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only a unanimity at the graveyard.~ Justice Robert H. JacksonA good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil, that good may come of it.~ William Penn Jan 6, 2020Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.~ Nancy AstorWhen men are brought face to face with their opponents, forced to listen and learn and mend their ideas, they cease to be children and savages and begin to live like civilized men. Then only is freedom a reality, when men may voice their opinions because they must examine their opinions.~ Walter LippmannThe right to think is the beginning of freedom, and speech must be protected from the government because speech is the beginning of thought.~ Justice Anthony Kennedy Jan 3, 2020The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.~ Charles-Louis De SecondatPrincipio Obstate (Resist from the beginning).~ Latin ProverbIt is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.~ Leonardo Da Vinci Jan 2, 2020I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life....Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.~ Abigail AdamsThere is an irreducible thing. It's called freedom. It is native to every individual. Sometimes it rears its head in the middle of the night, and the dreamer awakes. And he asks himself: what is my freedom for? And then he begins a voyage that no device can record, measure, or analyze. If he pursues it long enough, it takes him out of the labyrinth.~ Jon RappoportNone who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.~ Pearl S. Buck Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print