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If all mankind were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
- — John Stuart Mill
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
- — Winston Churchill
I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
- — Abraham Lincoln
The selection of government rulers by means of popular elections makes it essentially impossible for a harmless or decent person to ever rise to the top. Presidents and prime ministers come into their position as a result of their efficiency as morally uninhibited demagogues. Hence, democracy virtually assures that only dangerous men will rise to the top of government.
- — Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Political freedom means the absence of coercion of a man by his fellow men.
- — Milton Friedman
A policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.
- — F.A. Hayek
Ihmiset eivät arvosta oikeuksia, vaan etuoikeuksia.
- — HL Mencken
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
- — Tacitus
When you look into all this bizarre activity of the European Union with its 80,000 pages of regulations it looks like Gosplan. We used to have an organisation which was planning everything in the economy, to the last nut and bolt, five years in advance. Exactly the same thing is happening in the EU.
- — Vladimir Bukovsky
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
- — Edward Abbey
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