However insignificant the minority, and however trifling the proposed trespass against their rights, no such trespass is permissible.

The belief, not only of the socialist but of those so-called liberals who are diligently preparing the way for them is that by due skill an ill working humanity may be framed into well-working initiations. It is delusion. The defective natures of citizens will show themselves in bad acting of whatever social structure they are arranged into. There is no political alchemy by which you can get golden conduct out of laden instincts.

Every cause produces more than one effect.

We too often forget that not only is there 'a soul of goodness in things evil,' but very generally also, a soul of truth in things erroneous.

If every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man, then he is free to drop connection with the state-to relinquish its protection, and to refuse paying toward its support.

So long as selfishness makes government needful at all, it must make every government corrupt, save one in which all men are represented.

Religion is the recognition that all things are manifestations of a Power which transcends our knowledge.