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government essentials authority
Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.
men errors failing
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.
freedom democracies-have minorities
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.
heart understanding atheism
The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.
government democracy federalism
Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.
issues people political
The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.
success wise time
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.
memories illumination soul
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
inspirational leadership work
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
people fit easier
It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
men corrupt-power power-corrupts
Great men are almost always bad men.
liberty doe authority
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
government class rights
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.
men liberty morality
Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.