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Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government.
To what shall the character of utility be ascribed, if not to that which is a source of pleasure?
It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong.
But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression
Religious faith is an important aspect of American culture and a fact of American political life.
The Intentionality of the mind not only creates the possibility of meaning, but limits its forms.
All attempts by the State to bias the conclusions of its citizens on disputed subjects, are evil.
We have the freedom to choose between brand A, brand B, and brand C. That´s about it for freedom.
I want to say that the way in which we understand gender actually changes the way we live gender.
I see nothing but a world of ruins, where a kind of front line is possible only in the catacombs.
The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its inadequate resources.
The entire so-called history of the world is nothing but the creation of man through human labor.
It is part of my thesis that all our knowledge grows only through the correcting of our mistakes.
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Be still and allow the mud to settle.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.
Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live.
He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.
The masses, in their capacity as consumers, ultimately determine everybody's revenues and wealth.
No architect is held responsible for the behavior of those who inhabit the structure he designed.
The market system is the basis of our civilization. Its only alternative is the Führer principle.
If the government objects to monopoly prices for new inventions, it should stop granting patents.
Every restriction of trade creates vested interests that are from then on opposed to its removal.
Almost all the fathers of socialism were members of the upper middle class or of the professions.
The philosopher is not a citizen of any community of ideas, that is what makes him a philosopher.
A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.
There is no criterion by which to recognize what is a color, except that it is one of our colors.
This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite.
There is wickedness in the intention of wickedness, even though it be not perpetrated in the act.
Can any one find in what condition his body will be, I do not say a year hence, but this evening?
The school system is the homogenizing hopper into which we toss our integral tots for processing.
Phenomenology is dialectic in ear-mode - a massive and decentralized quest for roots, for ground.
Ads are carefully designed by the Madison Avenue frog-men of-the-mind for semiconscious exposure.
Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.
One need ask only 'What for? What am I to unify my being for?' The reply is: Not for my own sake.
The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking.
A person is neither a thing nor a process but an opening through which the Absolute can manifest.
If you really want to understand a man, don't just listen to what he says but watch what he does.
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
Leisure is not synonymous with time. Nor is it a noun. Leisure is a verb. I leisure. You leisure.
Plants and minerals are bound to predestination. The faithful is only bound to the Divine orders.
Thou art not for the earth, nor for the Heaven the world is for thee, thou art not for the world.
Alas, that Spring should vanish with the Rose! That Youths sweet-scented Manuscript should close!
When the Englishman speaks of national wealth he means the number of millionaires in the country.
Great towns are but a large sort of prison to the soul; like cages to birds, or pounds to beasts.
It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway.
Welcome out of the cave, my friend. It's a bit colder out here, but the stars are just beautiful.
In order to seek one's own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life.
If there is a good and wise God, then there also exists a progress of humanity toward perfection.