Consequence Quote by Murray Rothbard

“No matter how egalitarian a group might start out, someone always wound up taking a leadership role.”

— James S.A. Corey

Egalitarian policies are the best way to unite and empower people, and are also a necessary counterweight to the sometimes detrimental influence of market…

— Johanna Siguroardottir

“Individualism may be the greatest boon to authoritarianism since the whip, and has helped prolong it well beyond its natural lifespan. Its message is:…

— Philip Slater

More pernicious than the power of a dictator is that of a class; the most terrible - the tyranny of a majority.

— Emma Goldman

“If punishment is at all proportionate to the offense, then power becomes watered. The only way you generate the proper attitude of awe and…

— Norman Mailer

Where a man does his best with only moderate powers, he will have the advantage over negligent superiority.

— Jane Austen

“Governments strong enough to protect individuals against the violence of their fellows make possible the evolution of an increasingly complex order of spontaneous and…

— Friedrich A. Hayek

One of the most dangerously vicious circles menacing the continued existence of all mankind arises through that grim striving for the highest possible position…

— Konrad Lorenz

“In a situation of manipulation, the Left is almost always tempted by a “quick return to power,” forgets the necessity of joining with the…

— Paulo Freire

“Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a…

— Timothy Snyder

“Few things are more dangerous to an egalitarian ideal than the concept of a chosen people.”

— Erika Johansen

In war, too, the discretionary power of the Executive is extended; its influence in dealing out offices, honors, and emoluments is multiplied; and all…

— James Madison