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If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification…

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With the exception only of the period of the gold standard, practically all governments of history have used their exclusive power to…
'Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded.
The mind cannot foresee its own advance.
...the case for individual freedom rests largely on the recognition of the inevitable and universal ignorance of all of us concerning a…
All political theories assume, of course, that most individuals are very ignorant. Those who plead for liberty differ from the rest in…
The system of private property is the most important guaranty of freedom, not only for those who own property, but scarcely less…
The ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but by the…
Justice, like liberty and coercion, is a concept which, for the sake of clarity, ought to be confined to the deliberate treatment…
What a free society offers to the individual is much more than what he would be able to do if only he…
Human envy is certainly not one of the sources of discontent that a free society can eliminate. It is probably one of…
Capitalism is not only a better form of organizing human activity than any deliberate design, any attempt to organize it to satisfy…
The principle that the end justifies the means is in individualist ethics regarded as the denial of all morals. In collectivist ethics…

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An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation… — Ambrose Bierce
As the tall dark and handsome male star, Carey Grant always stands for male beauty and desirability, whether in a 30s screwball,… — Steven A. Cohen
To those critics who see capitalism as a system of inegalitarian, oppressive structures, its defenders have vaunted its ability to recognize and… — Immanuel Wallerstein
Truth is like the stars; it does not appear except from behind obscurity of the night. Truth is like all beautiful things… — Khalil Gibran
Ideally, nothing should be embraced by a consumer firmly, nothing should command a commitment till death do us part, no needs should… — Zygmunt Bauman
EMACS could not have been reached by a process of careful design, because such processes arrive only at goals which are visible… — Richard Stallman
Truth - An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. — Ambrose Bierce
Well I believe in the desirability of an optimal society. — Tom Stoppard
I do honestly and sincerely believe in the necessity or desirability of Hindu-Muslim unity. I am also fully prepared to trust the… — Lala Lajpat Rai
If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Mastery over the body - its impulses, its needs, its size - is paramount; to lose control is to risk beauty, and… — Caroline Knapp
A Rolex watch or an expensive car are the things guys often use to show status, wealth, and basic desirability. — Helen Fisher

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