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I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone
The only kind of freedom that the mob can imagine is freedom to annoy and oppress its betters, and that is precisely the kind that we mainly have
Economic independence is the foundation of the only sort of freedom worth a damn
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility
The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts
The only liberty that is valuable is a liberty connected with order; that not only exists along with order and virtue, but which cannot exist at all without them. It inheres in good and steady government, as in its substance and vital principle
Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites
Liberty, without wisdom, is license
Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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