The ruling idea of the politician - stated rather bluntly - is that those who are opposed to him exist for the purpose of being made to serve his ends, if he can get power enough in his hands to… — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
If we cannot by reason, by influence, by example, by strenuous effort, and by personal sacrifice, mend the bad places of civilization, we certainly… — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
If government half a century ago had provided us with all our dinners and breakfasts, it would be the practice of our orators today… — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
And what sort of philosophical doctrine is thi - that numbers confer unlimited rights, that they take from some persons all rights over themselves,… — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
We hold that what one man cannot morally do, a million men cannot morally do, and government, representing many millions of men, cannot do. — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
The career of a politician mainly consists in making one part of the nation do what it does not want to do, in order… — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
If you tie a man's hands there is nothing moral about his not committing murder. — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
Deny human rights, and however little you may wish to do so, you will find yourself abjectly kneeling at the feet of that old-world… — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
How, then, can the rights of three men exceed the rights of two men? In what possible way can the rights of three men… — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
The ruling idea of the politician - stated rather bluntly - is that those who are opposed to him exist for the purpose of… — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
Every tax or rate, forcibly taken from an unwilling person, is immoral and oppressive. — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
You will not make a man wiser by taking freedom of action from him. A man can only learn when he is free to… — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
