Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic ability desires equality; those who are conscious of superior ability desire freedom, and in the end superior ability has its way

Quote by Will Durant

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

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

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.

Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.

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...

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

The family is the nucleus of civilization.

The family is the nucleus of civilization.

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street...

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street...

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

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...

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often...

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often...

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...

Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.

Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.

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...

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 most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

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...

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.

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...