Walter Lippmann Quotes About Libertarianism
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Successful ... politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle or otherwise manage to manipulate the demanding and threatening elements in their constituencies.
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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs.
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Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main bulwark.
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The Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of things. It declares the inalienable rights of man not only against all government but also against the people collectively.
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