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“It is as certain as it is strange that truth and error come from one and the same source. Thus it is that we are often not at liberty to do violence to error, because at the same time we do violence to truth.”

Truth Certain Liberty Violence Strange Source Errors

Book:Maxims and Reflections

Source: Maxims and Reflections

“Strange is the vigour in a brave man's soul. The strength of his spirit and his irresistible power, the greatness of his heart and the height of his condition, his mighty confidence and contempt of danger, his true security and repose in himself, his liberty to dare and do what he pleaseth, his alacrity in the midst of fears, his invincible temper, are advantages which make him master of fortune.”

“Men in great place are thrice servants; servants of the sovereign state, servants of fame, and servants of business; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.”

Men Persons Self States Action Desire Loses Liberty Strange Fame Servant Sovereign Thrice Power Over Others

Book:The Conduct of the Understanding: With Sketches of the Lives of Locke and Bacon

Source: The Conduct of the Understanding: With Sketches of the Lives of Locke and Bacon

“The English, of all ranks and classes, are at bottom, in all their feelings, aristocrats. They have some concept of liberty, and set some value on it, but the very idea of equality is strange and offensive to them. They do not dislike to have many people above them as long as they have some below them.”

People Long Ideas Feelings Values Liberty Class Strange Concepts Bottom Dislike Offensive

Author:John Stuart Mill

“I grew up in an era when strange adults would grab me on the street and say: 'Don't do that.' You never see that these days. 'Hi, we took the liberty of spanking your son.' Oh thanks, my hand was getting worn.”

Hands Liberty Streets Strange Son Grew Grew Up Adults Thanks Eras These Days Worn Your Son Spanking

Author:Emo Philips

“It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.”

Men Self Desire Loses Liberty Power Strange Power Over Others

Book:The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England: In Five Volumes

Source: The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England: In Five Volumes

“I love being prayed for! I know that sounds strange, and I've had people ask me if I'm offended when Liberty students pray for me, since they're (usually) praying that I'll see the light and become a born-again Christian. But there's no malice behind it. They simply believe that unsaved people are in trouble, spiritually, and they want to make sure I'm safe from damnation. In a way, given their beliefs about the afterlife, it'd be mean for them NOT to pray for my salvation.”

People Believe Mean Christian Belief Love Is Liberty Trouble Students Strange Praying Salvation Ask Me Offended Malice Pray For Me

Author:Kevin Roose

“So what is so strange about saying I want Barack Obama to fail if his mission is to reconstruct and reform this nation so that capitalism and individual liberty are not its foundation? I want the country to survive. I want the country to succeed.”

Ifs Want Country Individual Nations Liberty Failing Strange Succeed Capitalism Foundation Missions Reform Barack Reconstruction Individual Liberty

Author:Rush Limbaugh