Tag: Authoritarian

1014: Ludwig Von Mises – Man’s Fallibility and Moral Weakness is in Govt Too

W1014: Ludwig Von Mises - Man's Fallibility
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man’s fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. —Ludwig Von Mises
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man’s fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. —Ludwig Von MisesDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 4.28MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 179KB
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man’s fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. —Ludwig von MisesDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 5.76MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 214KB
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man’s fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. —Ludwig Von Mises

1008: C.S. Lewis – Moral Busybodies are the Most Oppressive

F1008: C.S. Lewis - Moral Busybodies
A tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. —C.S. Lewis
A tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. —C.S. LewisDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 1.98MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 233KB
A tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. —C.S. LewisDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.04MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 319KB
A tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. —C.S. Lewis

1006: H.L. Mencken – Idiotic Ideas Require Force

W1006: H.L. Mencken - Idiotic Ideas
The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic. —H.L. Mencken
The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic. —H.L. MenckenDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.77MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 134KB
The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic. —H.L. MenckenDownload Print Quality (3840×3840) 7.55MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1920) 226KB
The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic. —H.L. Mencken

1005: Frederic Bastiat – Natural Tendencies of Mankind

W1005: Frederic Bastiat - Natural Tendencies of Mankind
If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of government are always good? Do they not also belong to the human race? are they made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind? —Frederic Bastiat
If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of government are always good? Do they not also belong to the human race? are they made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind? —Frederic BastiatDownload Print Quality (7680×4020) 546KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 445KB
If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of government are always good? Do they not also belong to the human race? are they made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind? —Frederic BastiatDownload Print Quality (7680×7680) 1.06MB  |  Normal Quality (3840×3840) 658KB
If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of government are always good? Do they not also belong to the human race? are they made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind? —Frederic Bastiat