Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so. Bertrand Russell
(1872-1970), English mathematician and philosopher
Category Archives: Quotations Freedom
The hallmark of authoritarian systems is the creation of innumerable, indecipherable laws. …
The hallmark of authoritarian systems is the creation of innumerable, indecipherable laws. Such systems make everyone an un-indicted felon and allow for the exercise of arbitrary government power via selective prosecution. Ayn Rand
I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed …
I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever, in religion, in philosophy, in politics or in anything else, where I was capable of thinking for myself. Such an addiction is the last degradation of a free and moral agent. If I could not go to Heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all. Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826)
Liberty is an opportunity for doing good, but this is only so …
Liberty is an opportunity for doing good, but this is only so when it is also an opportunity for doing wrong. F.A. Hayek
Nobel Prize Winner (1899-1992)
I think the Presidency is an institution over which you have temporary …
I think the Presidency is an institution over which you have temporary custody. Ronald Reagan
Time, April 7, 1986
If you want to know what a man’s like, take a …
If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, p525, 2000
Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing …
Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others. William Allen White
October 24, 1940
Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their …
Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. Charles Caleb Colton
Lacon, 1825
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however …
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival. Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, British statesman and Prime Minister (1940-1945; 1951-1955) 1874-1965
Plutarch warned, ‘The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is …
Plutarch warned, ‘The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.’ Ronald Reagan
October 27, 1964