Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

“Democratic and aristocratic states are not in their own nature free. Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments; and even in…

— Montesquieu

“This complete ignorance of the realities, this innocent view of mankind, is what, in my opinion, constitutes the truly aristocratic. For”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“The perfect society to which we aspire in theory may become a powerful enemy of the good society we can become in fact.”

— Mark Sagoff

“I've come to realize that one of the perks of a free society is the inalienable right to debase ourselves in a wide variety…

— Steve Purcell

“What I have said, and still believe with ever-increasing conviction, is that human society is always, whether it will or no, aristocratic by its…

— José Ortega y Gasset

“As free persons, citizens recognize one another as having the moral power to have a conception of the good. This means that they do…

— John Rawls

“We think ourselves possessed, or, at least, we boast that we are so, of liberty of conscience on all subjects, and of the right…

— John Adams

“A big philosophical breakthrough for me was the realization that my own freedom was not only possible, but far more important than the establishment…

— Harry Browne

“The revolutionary spirit is mighty convenient in this, that it frees one from all scruples as regards ideas. Its hard absolute optimism is repulsive…

— Joseph Conrad

“Whereas it appeareth that however certain forms of government are better calculated than others to protect individuals in the free exercise of their natural…

— Thomas Jefferson

“It is the undeveloped mind that desires power over others. The developed mind seeks only to dominate itself!”

— Alan J. Buick

“It is the right of a free individual to be unhindered in their liberty! Especially to fail in their endeavors! Only in this manner…

— Keith Parfitt