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There is no internet freedom without responsibility – Content Cafe Australia
The main object of the political jurisdiction which obtains in the United States is, therefore, to deprive the ill-disposed citizen of an authority which he has used amiss, and to prevent him from ever acquiring it again. This is evidently an administrative measure sanctioned by the formalities of a judicial decision.
Alexis de Tocqueville • Democracy in America, Volume I and II (Optimized for Kindle)
But those Rights and Priviledges, which I call English, and which are the proper Birth-Right of Englishmen, and may be reduced to these Three. I. An Ownership, and Undisturbed Possession: That what they have, is Rightly theirs, and no Body's else. II. A Voting of every Law that is made, whereby that Ownership or Propriety may be maintained. III. An
... See moreRuben Alvarado • Common Law & Natural Rights
What distinguished libertarians from mainstream pro-business Republicans—Mailer’s parade of delegates in Miami Beach—was their pure and uncompromising idea. What was it? Hayek: “Planning leads to dictatorship.” The purpose of government is to secure individual rights, little else.
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
The liberal story celebrates the value and power of liberty. It says that for thousands of years humankind lived under oppressive regimes that allowed people few political rights, economic opportunities, or personal liberties, and which heavily restricted the movements of individuals, ideas, and goods. But people fought for their freedom, and step
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"Rights and liberties, powers and opportunities, income and wealth."
Gerald N. Rosenberg • The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change? Second Edition (American Politics and Political Economy Series)
Democracy
Sarah Wong • 40 cards
“There is no time to waste on hairsplitting over infringement of liberty,”
Jon Meacham • The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
There, unforgettably, was the compromise characteristic of the age: freedom in principle, perhaps even partially, eventually, in practice. But Union—and its requirement that great ends be kept within available means—came first. Only a state at peace with itself could save its soul. For now.