Government by idea tends to take in everything, to make the whole of society obedient to the idea. Spaces not so governed are unconquered, beyond the border, unconverted, a future danger.

Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.

Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being.

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing

If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh.