488 Quotes About Political-philosophy

As I see it, only God can be all-powerful without danger, because his wisdom and justice are always equal to his power. Thus there is no authority on earth so inherently worthy of respect, or invested with a right so sacred, that I would want to let it act without oversight or rule without impediment (p. 290).

Our country is too large to have all its affairs directed by a single government. Public servants at such a distance, and from under the eye of their constituents, must, from the circumstance of distance, be unable to administer and overlook all the details necessary for the good government of the citizens; and the same circumstance, by rendering detection impossible to their constituents, will invite public agents to corruption, plunder and waste.

You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man's age-old dream -- the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order --or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path.

The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home

Anticipatory obedience is a political tragedy.

In a world grown dark with deceit there there are many who are blinded and few who can hold up a light so that we can see the way. More important, so that we can look at ourselves, as well as others, and know how similar we are to the herd.

إذا بات قدر الكاتب الذى يعلن إنتمائه الاسلامى و يصر أن يخوض بدينه معركة التقدم , أن يواجه فى مسيرته ثلاث معارك فى آن واحد . أولها ضد الناقدين للإسلام , و ثانيها ضد المتربصين بالعاملين فى ميدان الدعوة , و الثالثة مع فصائل المتدينين انفسهم

Pemerintah yang baik ialah yang berorientasi kepada kepentingan rakyat banyak, bukan berorientasi kepada sekelompok kecil tuan-tuan besar yang hidup di gedung bertingkat dilingkungi kaca seperti permen dalam peles.

Lawan dari despotisme adalah hak asasi