The sole evidence it is possible to produce that anything is desirable, is that people do actually desire it.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

Where there are people, there is injustice, and that is not God’s design. It may not be our fault, but it is our fight. Let us do our part by holding up our corners.

The foremost calling of the human brain is to script a safe, secure, and joyous future for a person.

Then forgive him. And if you can't forgive, at least forget, for he meant you no harm, however rash that act was.

It is a fundamental fact that no cook, however creative and capable, can produce a dish of a quality any higher than that of its raw ingredients.

See people for who they're becoming. Not who they were.

Some people when they get older are so firm in their beliefs that you'll never move them.

When the heart is still disturbed by the relics of a passion it is proner to take up a new one than when wholly cured.

There is evidence that Democrates were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information.

Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being.

Balance is overrated.