Above All Things The Mass-mind Is Most

The Glossary Of Politics Is So Full Of Euphemistic Words And Phrases - As In The Nature Of Things It Must Be - That One Would Suppose Politicians Must Sometimes Strain Their Wits To Coin Them.

The Practical Reason For Freedom Is That Freedom Seems To Be The Only Condition Under Which Any Kind Of Substantial Moral Fiber Can Be Developed - We Have Tried Law, Compulsion And Authoritarianism Of Various Kinds, And The Result Is Nothing To Be Proud Of.

Taking The State Wherever Found, Striking Into Its History At Any Point, One Sees No Way To Differentiate The Activities Of Its Founders, Administrators And Beneficiaries From Those Of A Professional-criminal Class.

When A Beggar Asks Us For A Quarter, Our Instinct Is To Say That The State Has Already Confiscated Our Quarter For His Benefit, And He Should Go To The State About It.

As Sheer Casual Reading Matter, I Still Find The English Dictionary The Most Interesting Book In Our Language.