Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2020-04-27 Apr 27, 2020Last, but by no means least, courage -- moral courage, the courage of one’s convictions, the courage to see things through. The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle -- the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other.~ General Douglas MacArthurIt is not the benevolence of the butcher, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages.~ Adam SmithGive a man secure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden; give him nine years lease of a garden and he will turn it into a desert.~ Arthur Young Apr 24, 2020He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice.~ Albert EinsteinA golden bit does not make a better horse.~ Lucius Annaeus SenecaWhen buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.~ P. J. O'Rourke Apr 23, 2020They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.~ John AdamsThe danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.~ Lord ActonA constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical result, that the governmental exercise of any power not authorized by the constitution is an assumed power, and therefore illegal.~ Thomas Paine Apr 22, 2020Liberty, whether natural, civil, or political, is the lawful power in the individual to exercise his corresponding rights. It is greatly favored in law.~ Henry Campbell BlackFreedom is not something that can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.~ James BaldwinAs government regulations grow slowly, we become used to the harness. Habit is a powerful force, and we no longer feel as intensely as we once would have [the] constriction of our liberties that would have been utterly intolerable a mere half century ago.~ Judge Robert Bork Apr 21, 2020The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.~ Edward BernaysDogma is the convictions of one man imposed authoritatively upon others.~ Felix AdlerThere is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.~ John Adams Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print