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- Man, no doubt, owes many other moral duties to his fellow men; such as to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, care…
- It is self-evident that no number of men, by conspiring, and calling themselves a government, can acquire any rights whatever over other men, or other…
- All restraints upon man's natural liberty, not necessary for the simple maintenance of justice, are of the nature of slavery, and differ from each other…
- It is self-evident that no number of men, by conspiring, and calling themselves a government, can acquire any rights whatever over other men, or other…
- No man can delegate,... any right of arbitrary dominion over a 3rd person; for that would imply a right in the 1st person, not only…
- The strong are always free by virtue of their superior strength. So long as government is a mere contest as to which of two parties…
- The purpose and effect of [land titles] have been to maintain, in the hands of robber, or slave holding class, a monopoly of all lands,…
- There is perhaps not an enlightened Christian in America who, notwithstanding he may believe that, at the time of Jesus, men were possessed of devils,…
- Any government, that is its own judge of, and determines authoritatively for the people, what are its own powers over the people, is an absolute…
- If any man's money can be taken by a so-called government, without his own personal consent, all his other rights are taken with it; for…
- Practically and commercially speaking, a dollar is not necessarily a specific thing, made of silver, or gold, or any other single metal, or substance. It…
- A man's natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man,…
- A traitor is a betrayer - one who practices injury, while professing friendship. Benedict Arnold was a traitor, solely because, while professing friendship for the…
- A married woman has the same natural right to acquire and hold property, and to make all contracts that she is mentally competent to make…
- The apology, that is constantly put forth for the injustice of government, viz., that a man must consent to give up some of his rights,…
- The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured.…
- What is the motive to the secret ballot? This, and only this: Like other confederates in crime, those who use it are not friends, but…
- If men were but to read the New Testament with the same tone and emphasis, with which they do other books, and were to keep…
- The commerce of a free people is many times more valuable than that of slaves. Freemen produce and consume vastly more than slaves. They have…
- The right of absolute and irresponsible dominion is the right of property, and the right of property is the right of absolute, irresponsible dominion. The…
- A contract for the establishment of government, being nothing but a voluntary contract between individuals for their mutual benefit, differs, in nothing that is essential…
- Legislators and judges are necessarily exposed to all the temptations of money, fame, and power, to induce them to disregard justice between parties, and sell…
More Other Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour