“A people may prefer a free government, but if by momentary discouragement or temporary panic, or a fit of enthusiasm for an individual, they can be induced to lay their liberties at the feet of even a great man, or trust him with powers to subvert their institutions, in all these cases they are unfit for liberty.” PeopleIfsMenMayGovernmentIndividualLibertyCasesFeetFitInstitutionsLaysEnthusiasmGreat MenTemporaryPanicDiscouragementMomentaryFree Government Book:On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays Source: On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays
“Without wishing to damp the ardor of curiosity or influence the freedom of inquiry, I will hazard a prediction that, after the most industrious and impartial researchers, the longest liver of you all will find no principles, institutions or systems of education more fit in general to be transmitted to your posterity than those you have received from your ancestors.” WishPrinciplesInfluenceFitInstitutionsCuriosityVotingAncestorPredictionsInquiryPosterityResearchersHazardsLiverDampIndustriousArdor Author:John Adams
“Marriage is an institution fits in perfect harmony with the laws of nature; whereas systems of slavery and segregation were designed to brutally oppress people and thereby violated the laws of nature.” PeopleLawPerfectMarriageFitHarmonyInstitutionsSlaverySegregationLaws Of NaturePerfect Harmony Author:Jack Kingston