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It is only because the majority opinion will always be opposed by some that our knowledge and understanding progress. In the process by which opinion…

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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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As far as I know, most organizations are avoiding population issues because they're politically frightened by the charge that comes from some… — Gaylord Nelson
When one door closes, another one opens, but sometimes we wait too long looking at the closed door, and never realize that… — Helen Keller
We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. — Mark Twain
If we wait for conditions to go from good to perfect, we'll just be waiting, waiting, waiting. — Bill Simon
If it were only a few degrees, that would be serious, but we could adapt to it. But the danger is the… — Stephen Hawking
Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve. — John F. Kerry
The Spirit bears witness. Ecstasy and enlightenment, inspiration and intuition are not necessary. Happy is the man who is worthy of these;… — Karl Barth
If we are not happy and joyous at this season, for what other season shall we wait and for what other time… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
We wait till now? Now, when we're old men, we get to be brave? — Ernest Gaines
What we wait around a lifetime for with one person, we can find in a moment with someone else. — Stephanie Klein
That the Jews are connected with God in a special way and that God does not allow that bond to fail is… — Pope Benedict XVI
We wait for the tortoises to come. We wait for that lady who walks them. That’s how art works. It’s never a jackrabbit, or a… — Pat Conroy

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