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To be a liberal is to have realized that a special privilege conceded to a small group to the disadvantage of others cannot, in the long run, be preserved without a fight (civil war): but that, on the other hand, one cannot bestow privileges on the majority, since these then cancel one another out in their value for those whom they are supposed to specially favor, and the only net result is a reduction in the productivity of social labor.

— Ludwig von Mises



I personally call the type of government which can be removed without violence "democracy," and the other, "tyranny."

— Karl Popper



We will never have a true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.

— Will Rogers



War is the trade of kings.

— John Dryden



I don’t care who does the electing as long as I get to do the nominating.

— Boss Tweed



What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.

— Edward Langley



A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

— Oscar Wilde



A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

— Walter Bagehot



Major political parties have been completely taken in by the new EU project. None of them really opposes it. They have become very corrupt. Who is going to defend our freedoms? It looks like we are heading towards some kind of collapse, some kind of crisis. The most likely outcome is that there will be an economic collapse in Europe, which in due time is bound to happen with this growth of expenses and taxes. The inability to create a competitive environment, the overregulation of the economy, the bureaucratisation, it is going to lead to economic collapse.

— Vladimir Bukovsky



As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.

— Oscar Wilde