Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism.
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.