The humanitarian wishes to be a prime mover in the lives of others. He cannot admit either the divine or the natural order, by which men have the power to help themselves. The humanitarian puts himself in the place of God.

No law can give power to private persons; every law transfers power from private persons to government.

People mostly do as they like, and that would be fine if they'd let other people do the same.

Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be motivated by high ideals toward virtuous ends.

The craving for power is in itself a sign of inferior abilities and unfitness for responsibility.

Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse or omission.

Right now it is a terrible thing to be a rugged individualist; but we don't know what else to be except a feeble nonentity.