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Political philosophy Quotes

"Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America."

"The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants."

"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff"

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it"

"Democracy is the road to socialism."

"In framing a government, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself"

"The essence of government is power and power lodged as it must be in human hands will ever be liable to abuse "

"When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interest which is thereby designated."

"The goal of socialism is communism."

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."

"Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace"

"The more cynical reason people give in to totalitarianism is that they can't stand the boredom of total liberty."

"Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism."

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants"

"Under conditions of tyranny, it is far easier to act than to think."

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