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Every law is contrary to liberty.
The illusion that times that were are better than those that are, has probably pervaded all ages.
Rest breeds rust. German proverb.
Fame is a vapor; popularity is an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality the cost becomes prohibitive.
As with sailing, so with politics: make your cloth too taut and the ship will dip and keel
As a feast to which all the guests contribute is better than a banquet furnished by a single man
Capitalism, as an institutional arrangement, has been singularly devoid of plausible myths.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
The majority is the best way, because it is visible and has strength to make itself obeyed. Yet it is the opinion of the least able.
