“For, once man is declared 'the measure of all things,' there is no longer a true, or a good, or a just, but only opinions of equal validity whose clash can be settled only by political or military force; and each force in turn enthrones in its hour of triumph a true, a good, and a just which will endure just as long as itself.” MenLongPoliticalTurnsForceHoursOpinionMilitaryEqualAll ThingsEndureTriumphClashValidityMilitary Force Author:Bertrand de Jouvenel
“But there are no institutions on earth which enable each separate person to have a hand in the exercise of Power, for Power is command, and everyone cannot command. Sovereignty of the people is, therefore, nothing but a fiction, and one which must in the long run prove destructive of individual liberties.” PeoplePersonsLongHandsRunningEarthIndividualFictionLibertyExerciseProveInstitutionsCommandDestructiveLong RunsSovereigntyIndividual Liberty Book:On Power: Its Nature and the History of Its Growth Source: On Power: Its Nature and the History of Its Growth
