“I tell you true, liberty is the best of all things; never live beneath the noose of a servile halter.” William Wallace, Scottish patriot, led a revolution against England’s King Edward I [Longshanks] c. 1300. Source Reference William Wallace Quote

“If I want to be free from any other man’s dictation, I must understand that I can have no other man under my control.” William Graham Sumner, (1840-1910) American academic and professor at Yale College. Source Reference William Graham Sumner Quote

“While rationalism at the individual level is a plea for more personal autonomy from cultural norms, at the social level it is often a claim – or arrogation – of power to stifle the autonomy of others.” Thomas Sowell , (1930-…

“Tis the upright mind that holds true sovereignty.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca, (4 B.C.-A.D. 65) Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, “Seneca the Younger.” Source: Tragedies, Thyestes, line 380; (Chorus). Source Reference Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote

“The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man…

“The worth of a state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.” John Stuart Mill, (1806-1873) English philosopher and economist. Source Reference John Stuart Mill Quote

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this:  If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth.  The bamboozle has captured us.  It is simply too painful…

“[When] Men are not allowed to think freely about chemistry and biology, why should they be allowed to think freely about political philosophy?” Auguste Comte, [Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte] (1798-1857) French philosopher, was the founder of Positivism and Sociology. Source: The Positive…

“Not surprisingly, the federal judiciary nearly always rules in favor of the federal government. Judicial review, contrary to the assurances of its advocates, has hardly restrained Congress at all. Instead it has progressively stripped the states of their traditional powers,…

“Depression and mass unemployment are not caused by the free market, but by government interference in the economy.” Ludwig von Mises, (1881-1973) Economist and social philosopher, escaped from NAZI Germany. Source: The Theory of Money and Credit. Source Reference Ludwig von Mises…

“Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.” Gerrit Smith, (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic. Source Reference H. L. Mencken Quote

“I do not subscribe to the doctrine that the people are the slaves and property of their government. I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government.” Gerrit…