Tag: Democracy

1436: Thomas Sowell – The Political Left

W1436: Thomas Sowell - The Political Left
Many on the political left are so entranced by the beauty of their vision that they cannot see the ugly reality they are creating in the real world. —Thomas Sowell
Many on the political left are so entranced by the beauty of their vision that they cannot see the ugly reality they are creating in the real world. —Thomas SowellDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.22MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 196KB
Many on the political left are so entranced by the beauty of their vision that they cannot see the ugly reality they are creating in the real world. —Thomas SowellDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 4.72MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 241KB

Many on the political left are so entranced by the beauty of their vision that they cannot see the ugly reality they are creating in the real world. —Thomas Sowell

1394: Scott Horton – Modern Democracies

W1394: Scott Horton - Modern Democracies
Most modern democracies are to some extent dual states. There is the government described in high school civics books, with carefully checked and circumscribed powers — but lurking in the background, there is a far more formidable bureaucratic apparatus, which actually wields the power of the state and cares little for constitutional niceties. —Scott Horton
Most modern democracies are to some extent dual states. There is the government described in high school civics books, with carefully checked and circumscribed powers — but lurking in the background, there is a far more formidable bureaucratic apparatus, which actually wields the power of the state and cares little for constitutional niceties. —Scott HortonDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.80MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 247KB
Most modern democracies are to some extent dual states. There is the government described in high school civics books, with carefully checked and circumscribed powers — but lurking in the background, there is a far more formidable bureaucratic apparatus, which actually wields the power of the state and cares little for constitutional niceties. —Scott HortonDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 4.49MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 333KB

Most modern democracies are to some extent dual states. There is the government described in high school civics books, with carefully checked and circumscribed powers — but lurking in the background, there is a far more formidable bureaucratic apparatus, which actually wields the power of the state and cares little for constitutional niceties. —Scott Horton

1348: Mary Ruwart – We Are Responsible

W1348: Mary Ruwart – We Are Responsible
We defer to authority figures because they are supposed to know more than we do. If a mistake is made, it's easy to lay the blame at their feet. Ultimately, however, we are responsible for choosing the authority figure we defer to. Choosing to defer to one who urges aggression against others still puts the responsibility on us. —Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Healing Our World
We defer to authority figures because they are supposed to know more than we do. If a mistake is made, it's easy to lay the blame at their feet. Ultimately, however, we are responsible for choosing the authority figure we defer to. Choosing to defer to one who urges aggression against others still puts the responsibility on us. —Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Healing Our WorldDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 6.06MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 276KB
We defer to authority figures because they are supposed to know more than we do. If a mistake is made, it's easy to lay the blame at their feet. Ultimately, however, we are responsible for choosing the authority figure we defer to. Choosing to defer to one who urges aggression against others still puts the responsibility on us. —Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Healing Our WorldDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 7.26MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 352KB

We defer to authority figures because they are supposed to know more than we do. If a mistake is made, it’s easy to lay the blame at their feet. Ultimately, however, we are responsible for choosing the authority figure we defer to. Choosing to defer to one who urges aggression against others still puts the responsibility on us. —Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Healing Our World

1314: Hans-Hermann Hoppe – Seven Year Old Voters

W1314: Hans-Hermann Hoppe – Seven Year Old Voters
If the right to vote were expanded to seven year olds, its policies would most definitely reflect the legitimate concerns of children to have adequate and equal access to free french fries, lemonade and videos. —Hans-Hermann Hoppe
If the right to vote were expanded to seven year olds, its policies would most definitely reflect the legitimate concerns of children to have adequate and equal access to free french fries, lemonade and videos. —Hans-Hermann HoppeDownload Print Quality (7680×4020) 174KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 90KB
If the right to vote were expanded to seven year olds, its policies would most definitely reflect the legitimate concerns of children to have adequate and equal access to free french fries, lemonade and videos. —Hans-Hermann HoppeDownload Print Quality (7680×7680) 237KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×3840) 115KB

If the right to vote were expanded to seven year olds, its policies would most definitely reflect the legitimate concerns of children to have adequate and equal access to free french fries, lemonade and videos. —Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy the God that Failed

1302: Lysander Spooner – Against the Whole World

W1302: Lysander Spooner – Against the Whole World
A man’s natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man, calling himself a robber, or by millions, calling themselves a government. —Lysander Spooner
A man’s natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man, calling himself a robber, or by millions, calling themselves a government. —Lysander SpoonerDownload Print Quality (7680×4020) 170KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 85KB
A man’s natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man, calling himself a robber, or by millions, calling themselves a government. —Lysander SpoonerDownload Print Quality (7680×7680) 265KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×3840) 125KB

A man’s natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man, calling himself a robber, or by millions, calling themselves a government. —Lysander Spooner

1239: H.L. Mencken – Free Spirits in a Cage

W1239: H.L. Mencken - Free Spirits in a Cage
There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage… Democracy provides swarms of such men. —H.L. Mencken
There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage… Democracy provides swarms of such men. —H.L. MenckenDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.37MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 221KB
There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage… Democracy provides swarms of such men. —H.L. MenckenDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.17MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 278KB

There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage… Democracy provides swarms of such men. —H.L. Mencken

1234: Ludwig von Mises – Attempts to Coerce Human Beings Must Fail

W1234: Ludwig von Mises - Attempts to Coerce Human Beings Must Fail
All attempts to coerce the living will of human beings into the service of something they do not want must fail. —Ludwig von Mises

All attempts to coerce the living will of human beings into the service of something they do not want must fail. —Ludwig von Mises

1198: Steven Clyde – Their Next Bid for Re-Election

W1198: Steven Clyde - Their Next Bid for Re-Election
The point of no return, they [politicians] claim, will soon dawn on us unless politicians are granted unlimited power to meddle in the affairs of the citizenry. It just so happens that this needs to occur prior to, but no later than, their next bid for re-election. —Steven Clyde
The point of no return, they [politicians] claim, will soon dawn on us unless politicians are granted unlimited power to meddle in the affairs of the citizenry. It just so happens that this needs to occur prior to, but no later than, their next bid for re-election. —Steven ClydeDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.08MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 203KB
The point of no return, they [politicians] claim, will soon dawn on us unless politicians are granted unlimited power to meddle in the affairs of the citizenry. It just so happens that this needs to occur prior to, but no later than, their next bid for re-election. —Steven ClydeDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 4.46MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 272KB

The point of no return, they [politicians] claim, will soon dawn on us unless politicians are granted unlimited power to meddle in the affairs of the citizenry. It just so happens that this needs to occur prior to, but no later than, their next bid for re-election. —Steven Clyde

1194: Hanlon’s Razor – Adequately Explained by Stupidity

W1194: Hanlon's Razor - Adequately Explained by Stupidity
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. —Hanlon's Razor
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. —Hanlon's RazorDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 1.87MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 177KB
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. —Hanlon's RazorDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 2.60MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 230KB

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. —Hanlon’s Razor

1188: Friedrich Hayek – Democracy will Inevitably Destroy Itself

W1188: Friedrich Hayek - Democracy will Inevitably Destroy Itself
When it becomes dominated by a collectivist creed, democracy will inevitably destroy itself. —Friedrich Hayek

When it becomes dominated by a collectivist creed, democracy will inevitably destroy itself. —Friedrich Hayek