When important issues affecting the life of an individual are decided by somebody else, it makes no difference to the individual whether that somebody else is a king, a dictator, or society at large

Quote by James Taggart

Topics: Individuality Quotes, Life Quotes

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing...

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing...

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of...

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of...

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him...

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him...

If someone in your life talked to you the way you talk to yourself, you...

If someone in your life talked to you the way you talk to yourself, you...

Dont ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do...

Dont ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do...

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me...

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

The most thoroughly and relentlessly Damned, banned, excluded, condemned, forbidden, ostracized, ignore, suppressed, repressed, robbed,...

The most thoroughly and relentlessly Damned, banned, excluded, condemned, forbidden, ostracized, ignore, suppressed, repressed, robbed,...

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not...

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and...

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and...

Columbus's eggs lie around by the hundreds of thousands, but Columbuses are met with less...

Columbus's eggs lie around by the hundreds of thousands, but Columbuses are met with less...

A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than...

A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than...

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're...

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're...

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.

The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts...

The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts...