Do not turn yourself from an end into a means-one does not justify the other.

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

Socialism means slavery.

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.

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

We have been told to ask about everything: Will it leave us free?

Be yourself!What harm can it do?

I have no dating life.

Punishment as punishment is not admissible unless the offender has had the freewill to select his course.

You went and broke our lives. You are so much worse than a cheater. You killed something. And you killed it when its back was turned.

I think there's a part in each one of us that wants the impossible to happen, and that's what surprises are.

Education makes a straight ditch of a free meandering brook.

The real composer thinks about his work the whole time; he is not always conscious of this, but he is aware of it later when he suddenly knows what he will do.

Man is no man, but a wolf

I am proud that my humble attempts to predict Tuesday's prices on Monday are an indispensable component of our society. By buying low and selling high, I create harmony and freedom.