Home / Quotes / Quote by William Safire

Quote by William Safire

“The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.”

Quote by William Safire

Author

William Safire, born on December 17, 1929, was an accomplished American author, journalist, and political commentator. Known for his incisive political commentary and distinctive writing style, he won the Pulitzer Prize. Safire had a rich political background, serving as a speechwriter for President Nixon, which had a profound impact on his later work. more

You May Also Like

“If you have ever seen a four-year-old trying to lord it over a two-year-old, then you know what the basic problem of human nature is - and why government keeps growing larger and ever more intrusive.”

Ifs Knows Trying Years Humans Two Problem Government Politics Liberty Lord Four Growing Human Nature Libertarian Two Years Four Years Libertarianism Two Year Olds

Author:Thomas Sowell

“Every coercive monopoly was created by government intervention into the economy: by special privileges, such as franchises or subsidies, which closed the entry of competitors into a given field, by legislative action.”

Government Action Given Liberty Economy Special Fields Privilege Libertarian Libertarianism Competitors Monopoly Intervention Entry Subsidies Government Intervention

Author:Ayn Rand

“A libertarian is a person who believes that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being for any reason whatever; nor will a libertarian advocate the initiation of force, or delegate it to anyone else. Those who act consistently with this principle are libertarians, whether they realize it or not. Those who fail to act consistently with it are not libertarians, regardless of what they may claim.”

Believe Humans May Persons Force Realizing Human Beings Liberty Principles Failing Circumstances Claims Libertarian Libertarianism Consistently Initiate Delegates Initiation

Author:L. Neil Smith

“The early American knew that freedom was nothing more than the absence of external restraint on behavior; the government could not give you freedom, it could only take it away.”

Giving Government Politics Liberty Behavior Libertarian Absence Libertarianism Restraint

Author:Frank Chodorov

“The Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of things. It declares the inalienable rights of man not only against all government but also against the people collectively.”

People Men Doe Government Liberty Rights Subjects Bills Majority Libertarian Libertarianism Bill Of Rights Inalienable Rights

Book:The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy

Source: The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy

“Nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. This is a major reason for promoting freedom.”

People Reason Liberty Trust Majors Libertarian Regimes Libertarianism Trusted Unlimited Promoting Unlimited Power

Author:Rudolph Rummel

“If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.”

Ifs Liberty Libertarian Libertarianism Donkey

Author:George Herbert

“The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it's good-bye to the Bill of Rights.”

Hands Liberty Rights Gun Bills Libertarian Libertarianism Bureaucrats Bill Of Rights Pistols

Author:H. L. Mencken

“Blind belief can be comforting, but it can easily cripple reason and productivity, and stop intellectual progress.”

Reason Belief Liberty Progress Intellectual Blind Libertarian Productivity Libertarianism Comforting Cripples Blind Belief

Author:James Randi

“Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?”

Men Liberty Objects Abuse Wine Libertarian Destroying Libertarianism Abolish Women And Wine

Author:Martin Luther