Thursday, October 28, 2004
October 28, 2004
“Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty.”
- Edward Gibbon (1737 – 1794), English historian, politician and memoirist: “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”, 1776 – 88.
“By liberalism I don’t mean the creed of any party or any century. I mean a generosity of spirit, a tolerance of others, an attempt to comprehend otherness, a commitment to the rule of law, a high ideal of the worth and dignity of man, a repugnance for authoritarianism and a love of freedom.”
- Alan Paton (1903 – 1988), South African writer: Lecture on South Africa at Yale University, 1973.
“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had power, would be justified in silencing mankind.”
- John Stuart Mill (1806 – 1873), English philosopher, economist and reformer: “On Liberty”, 1859.
“Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty.”
- Edward Gibbon (1737 – 1794), English historian, politician and memoirist: “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”, 1776 – 88.
“By liberalism I don’t mean the creed of any party or any century. I mean a generosity of spirit, a tolerance of others, an attempt to comprehend otherness, a commitment to the rule of law, a high ideal of the worth and dignity of man, a repugnance for authoritarianism and a love of freedom.”
- Alan Paton (1903 – 1988), South African writer: Lecture on South Africa at Yale University, 1973.
“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had power, would be justified in silencing mankind.”
- John Stuart Mill (1806 – 1873), English philosopher, economist and reformer: “On Liberty”, 1859.
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