Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2024-11-25 Nov 25, 2024No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.~ AesopAmerica would be better off as a country and Americans happier and more prosperous as a people if half of our government boards, bureaus, and commissions were Abolished, hundreds of thousands of our government officials, agents and employees were discharged, and two-thirds of our government regulations, restrictions, inhibitions were removed.~ Albert J. BeveridgeYour success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but what happens inside your house.~ Barbara Bush Nov 22, 2024The human race divides itself politically into those who want to be controlled, and those who have no such desire.~ Robert A. HeinleinPeople demand freedom only when they have no power.~ Friedrich NietzscheThe difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.~ Ayn Rand Nov 21, 2024Liberty is often a heavy burden on a man. It involves the necessity for perpetual choice which is the kind of labor men have always dreaded.~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.~ Sigmund FreudLiberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.~ George Bernard Shaw Nov 20, 2024In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all - security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society but for society to give to them, when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.~ Edward GibbonThe real freedom of any individual can always be measured by the amount of responsibility which he must assume for his own welfare and security.~ Robert WelchThe proverb warns that 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe you should if it prevents you from feeding yourself.~ Thomas Szasz Nov 19, 2024It is embarrassing to have to remind people of this in the United States of America. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson singled out three natural rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The last phrase, appearing instead of "property," has prompted much discussion. I cannot say what Jefferson was thinking. But here's a plausible theory: Property is already implicit in liberty. If you are free, you can use your belongings as you see fit. But by specifying the pursuit of happiness Jefferson might have been pointing out that the blessing of liberty need not be justified through selfless service to others. One's life and happiness on earth are justification enough.~ Sheldon RichmanLife is a gift. Freedom is a responsibility.~ Eric SchaubLiberty is not a right but a duty.~ Ezra Pound Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print