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Than Quotes by Lysander Spooner
- To measure prices by a currency that is called by the same names as gold, but that is really inferior in value to gold, and…
- That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly…
- 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…
- But that the people are stronger than the government, and will resist in extreme cases, our governments would be little or nothing else than organized…
- Majorities, as such, afford no guarantees for justice. They are men of the same nature as minorities. They have the same passions for fame, power,…
- 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.…
- All know the importance of sustaining the hopes of a sick man. The reason of this is that his nervous system is then, vastly more…
- The desertion of Jesus, by his followers, furnishes an argument in support of the supposition that he attempted to be king of the Jews, rather…
- There is not, in the Constitution, a syllable that implies that persons, born within the territorial limits of the United States, have allegiance imposed upon…
- If the works of Jesus were so much more wonderful than man could perform as to deserve to be called miracles, was it not nonsense…
More Than Quotes
- I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling… — Hank Aaron
- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle