Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.

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India was the mother of our race and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages. She...

India was the mother of our race and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages. She...

The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an...

The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an...

There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war.

There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war.

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things--the power to tell the...

The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things--the power to tell the...

Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle

Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise...

Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise...

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic...

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic...

Inquiry is fatal to certainty

Inquiry is fatal to certainty

Continue to express your dissent and your needs, but remember to remain civilized, for you...

Continue to express your dissent and your needs, but remember to remain civilized, for you...

If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his...

If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his...

There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not...

There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not...

Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.

Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...