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"[Individualism:] There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly [by respecting individual human rights above the rights of any majority]." - Henry David Thoreau
(1817-1862) American author, poet, philosopher, polymath, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and transcendentalist.
Source: 'On the Duty of Civil Disobedience', 1849 (original title: 'Resistance to Civil Government').
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"It has been thought a considerable advance towards establishing the principles of Freedom, to say, that government is a compact between those who govern and those that are governed: but this cannot be true, because it is putting the effect before the cause; for as man must have existed before governments existed, there necessarily was a time when governments did not exist,
and consequently there could originally exist no governors to form such a compact with. The fact therefore must be, that the individuals themselves, each in his own personal and sovereign right, entered into a compact with each other to produce a government: and this is the only mode in which governments have a right to arise, and the only principle on which they have a right to exist." - Thomas Paine
(1737-1809) US Founding father, pamphleteer, author.
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"[Self-Defence and Martial Arts:] People who object to weapons aren't abolishing violence, they're begging for rule by brute force, when the biggest, strongest animals among men were always automatically 'right.' Guns ended that, and social democracy is a hollow farce without an armed populace to make it work." - L. Neil Smith
American writer. Source: 'The Probability Broach'.
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"The government of the absolute majority is but the government of the strongest interests; and when not effectively checked, is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised... [To read the U.S. Constitution is to realize that] no free system was ever farther removed from the principle that the absolute majority, without check or limitation [for example by respecting the unalienable human rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and private property], ought to govern." - John C. Calhoun
(1782-1850) American statesman, US Senator from South Carolina. Source: Speech given in the US Senate against the Force Bill, February 16, 1833.
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"[Self-Defence and Martial Arts:] If every person has the right to defend -- even by force -- his person, his liberty, and his property, then it follows that a group of men have the right to organize and support a common force to protect these rights constantly. Thus the principle of collective right -- its reason for existing, its lawfulness -- is based on individual right. And the common force that protects this collective right cannot logically have any other purpose or any other mission than that for which it acts as a substitute. Thus, since an individual cannot lawfully use force against the person, liberty, or property of another individual, then the common force -- for the same reason -- cannot lawfully be used to destroy the person, liberty, or property of individuals or groups." - Frederic Bastiat
(1801-1850) French economist, statesman, and author. He did most of his writing during the years just before -- and immediately following -- the French Revolution of February 1848. Source: 'The Law' by Frederic Bastiat, (1848).
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"The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money." - Alexis de Tocqueville
(1805-1859) Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel, le Comte de Tocqueville, French historian.
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"[On the question of political propaganda, spin and 'fraud' and media manufactured consent:] We cannot afford to differ on the question of honesty if we expect our republic permanently to endure. Honesty is not so much a credit as an absolute prerequisite to efficient service to the public. Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters not how brilliant his capacity." - Theodore Roosevelt
(1858-1919) 26th US President.
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"[Equal unalienable human rights:] Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess." - Thomas Paine
'The Rights Of Man'.
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"To be gentle, tolerant, wise and, reasonable requires a goodly portion of toughness." - Peter Ustinov
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"War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen and unsupposed circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end. It has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes." - Thomas Paine
'Prospects on the Rubicon', 1787.
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"[Ethics, morality, kindness, praise, self-esteem and happiness: Perhaps...] The best way to feel better about ourselves is to help others feel better about themselves." - Dr. Mardy Grothe
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"[Self-Defence and Martial Arts:] The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions." - Robert Lynd
(1879-1949), writer.
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"You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do." - Anne Lamott
(1954 - ), writer
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"[Ethics and morality:] Make no judgments where you have no compassion [or empathy for each individual involved]." - Anne McCaffrey
(1926-2011), writer
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"[Aging and the age-related expectations that society, our parents and we put on ourselves and our lives:-]
Erik Erikson's Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development -
Erik Erikson proposed a theory of psychosocial development that looked at development through the whole lifespan.
Erik Erikson was an ego psychologist who developed one of the most popular and influential theories of development. While his theory was influenced by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud's work, Erikson's theory centered on psychosocial development rather than psychosexual development.
What is Psychosocial Development?
Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development is one of the best-known theories of [expectation and] personality in psychology.
Much like Sigmund Freud, Erikson believed that personality develops in a series of stages. Unlike Freud's theory of psychosexual stages, Erikson's theory describes the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan.
--- One of the main elements of Erikson's psychosocial stage theory is the development of ego identity. Ego identity is the conscious sense of self that we develop through social interaction [expectations that society gives us at a certain age]. According to Erikson, our ego identity is constantly changing due to new experiences and information we acquire in our daily interactions with others. As we face each new stage of development, we face a new challenge that can help further develop or hinder the development of identity.
--- When psychologists talk about identity, they are referring to all of the beliefs, ideals, and values that help shape and guide a person's behavior. The formation of identity is something that begins in childhood and becomes particularly important during adolescence, but Erikson believed that it is a process that continues throughout life.
Our personal identity gives each of us an integrated and cohesive sense of self [self-image and role expectation] that endures and continues to grow as we age.
--- In addition to ego identity, Erikson also believed that a sense of competence motivates behaviors and actions. Each stage in Erikson's theory is concerned with becoming competent in an area of life [as we age]. If the stage is handled well, the person will feel a sense of mastery, which is sometimes referred to as ego strength or ego quality. If the stage is managed poorly, the person will emerge with a sense of inadequacy.
--- In each stage, Erikson believed people experience a conflict that serves as a turning point in development. In Erikson's view, these conflicts are centered on either developing a psychological quality [A.S.K. = Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge] or failing to develop that quality. During these times, the potential for personal growth is high, but so is the potential for failure. If people successfully deal with the conflict, they emerge from the stage with psychological strengths that will serve them well for the rest of their life. If they fail to deal effectively with these conflict, they may not develop the essential skills needed for a strong sense of identity and self.
=== Psychosocial Stage 1 - Trust [vs. Mistrust]
-- The first stage of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development occurs between birth and one year of age and is the most fundamental stage in life.
-- Because an infant is utterly dependent, the development of trust is based on the dependability and quality of the child's caregivers. At this point in development, the child is utterly depending upon adult caregiver for everything - food, love, warmth, safety, nurturing. Everything. If a caregiver fails to provide adequate care and love, the child will come to feel that he or she cannot trust or depend upon the adults in his or her life.
-- If a child successfully develops trust, he or she will feel safe and secure in the world. Caregivers who are inconsistent, emotionally unavailable, or rejecting contribute to feelings of mistrust in the children they care for. Failure to develop trust will result in fear and a belief that the world is inconsistent and unpredictable.
-- Of course, no child is going to develop a sense of 100 percent trust or 100 percent doubt. Erikson believed that successful development was all about striking a balance between the two opposing sides. When this happens, children acquire hope, which Erikson described as an openness to experience tempered by some wariness that danger may be present.
=== Psychosocial Stage 2 - Autonomy [vs. Shame and Doubt]
-- The second stage of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development takes place during early childhood and is focused on children developing a greater sense of personal control. At this point in development, children are just starting to gain a little bit of independence. They are starting to perform basic actions on their own and making simple decisions about what they prefer. By allowing kids to make choices and gain control, parents and caregivers can help children develop a sense of autonomy.
-- Like Freud, Erikson believed that toilet training was a vital part of this process. However, Erikson's reasoning was quite different then that of Freud's. Erikson believe that learning to control one's bodily functions leads to a feeling of control and a sense of independence.
-- Other important events include gaining more control over food choices, toy preferences, and clothing selection.
-- Children who successfully complete this stage feel secure and confident, while those who do not are left with a sense of inadequacy and self-doubt.
-- Erikson believed that achieving a balance between autonomy and shame and doubt would lead to will, which is the belief that children can act with intention, within reason and limits.
=== Psychosocial Stage 3 - Initiative [vs. Guilt]
-- During the preschool years, children begin to assert their power and control over the world through directing play and other social interactions.
-- Children who are successful at this stage feel capable and able to lead others. Those who fail to acquire these skills are left with a sense of guilt, self-doubt, and lack of initiative.
-- When an ideal balance of individual initiative and a willingness to work with others is achieved, the ego quality known as purpose emerges.
=== Psychosocial Stage 4 - Industry [vs. Inferiority]
-- This stage covers the early school years from approximately age 5 to 11.
-- Through social interactions, children begin to develop a sense of pride in their accomplishments and abilities.
-- Children who are encouraged and commended by parents and teachers develop a feeling of competence and belief in their skills. Those who receive little or no encouragement from parents, teachers, or peers will doubt their abilities to be successful.
-- Successfully finding a balance at this stage of psychosocial development leads to the strength known as competence or a belief our own abilities to handle the tasks set before us.
=== Psychosocial Stage 5 - Identity [vs. Confusion]
-- During adolescence, children explore their independence and develop a sense of self.
-- Those who receive proper encouragement and reinforcement through personal exploration will emerge from this stage with a strong sense of self and a feeling of independence and control. Those who remain unsure of their beliefs and desires will feel insecure and confused about themselves and the future.
-- Completing this stage successfully leads to fidelity, which Erikson described as an ability to live by society's standards and expectations.
=== Psychosocial Stage 6 - Intimacy [vs. Isolation]
-- This stage covers the period of early adulthood when people are exploring personal relationships.
-- Erikson believed it was vital that people develop close, committed relationships with other people. Those who are successful at this step will form relationships that are committed and secure.
-- Remember that each step builds on skills learned in previous steps. Erikson believed that a strong sense of personal identity was important for developing intimate relationships. Studies have demonstrated that those with a poor sense of self tend to have less committed relationships and are more likely to suffer emotional isolation, loneliness, and depression.
-- Successful resolution of this stage results in the virtue known as love. It is marked by the ability to form lasting, meaningful relationships with other people.
=== Psychosocial Stage 7 - Generativity [vs. Stagnation]
-- During adulthood, we continue to build our lives, focusing on our career and family.
-- Those who are successful during this phase will feel that they are contributing to the world by being active in their home and community. Those who fail to attain this skill will feel unproductive and uninvolved in the world.
-- Care is the virtue achieved when this stage is handled successfully. Being proud of your accomplishments, watching your children grow into adults, and developing a sense of unity with your life partner are important accomplishments of this stage.
=== Psychosocial Stage 8 - Integrity [vs. Despair]
-- This phase occurs during old age and is focused on reflecting back on life.
-- Those who are unsuccessful during this stage will feel that their life has been wasted and will experience many regrets. The individual will be left with feelings of bitterness and despair.
--Those who feel proud of their accomplishments will feel a sense of integrity. Successfully completing this phase means looking back with few regrets and a general feeling of satisfaction. These individuals will attain wisdom, even when confronting death.
=== The Strengths of Erikson's Theory:
One of the strengths of psychosocial theory is that it provides a broad framework from which to view development throughout the entire lifespan. It also allows us to emphasize the social nature of human beings and the important influence that social relationships have on development. Researchers have found evidence supporting Erikson's ideas about identity and have further identified different sub-stages of identity formation. Some research also suggests that people who form strong personal identities during adolescence are better capable of forming intimate relationships during early adulthood.
=== Limitations of Psychosocial Theory:
What kinds of experiences are necessary to successfully complete each stage? How does a person move from one stage to the next? One major weakness of psychosocial theory is that the exact mechanisms for resolving conflicts and moving from one stage to the next are not well described or developed. The theory fails to detail exactly what type of experiences are necessary at each stage in order to successfully resolve the conflicts and move to the next stage.
" - Erik Erikson [as described by Kendra Cherry]
(1902 – 1994) German-born American developmental psychologist. [Refer Cherry, Kendra. A. (2005). Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. Retrieved from http://psychology.about.com/od/psychosocialtheories/a/psychosocial.htm ]
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| [Quote No.54911] Need Area: Friends > General
"The reputation of a man is like his shadow: it sometimes follows and sometimes precedes him, it is sometimes longer and sometimes shorter than his natural size." - French Proverb
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"[Democracy and war:] Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war." - Herbert Hoover
Speech at the Republican National Convention, June 27, 1944.
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"Strength takes many forms, and the most obvious forms are not always the most significant. The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation's greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us." - John F. Kennedy
US President
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"What counts is the way power is used – whether with swagger and contempt, or with prudence, discipline and magnanimity. What counts is the purpose for which power is used – whether for aggrandizement or for liberation. 'It is excellent,' Shakespeare said, 'to have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.'" - John F. Kennedy
US President
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"In a consumer [free, individualistic] society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy." - Ivan Illich
(1926 - 2002)
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"Individuality is to be preserved and respected everywhere, as the root of everything good." - Jean Paul Richter
(1763-1825). Source: Titan, 1803.
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"I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end!" - Albert Schweitzer
(1875-1965) Humanitarian, Theologian, Philosopher, Physician, Nobel Peace Prize 1952.
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"He is free who knows how to keep in his own hand the power to decide, at each step, the course of his life, and who lives in a society which does not block the exercise of that power." - Salvador de Madariaga
(1886-1978) Spanish writer, diplomat, and historian, noted for his service at the League of Nations.
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"The real freedom of any individual can always be measured by the amount of responsibility which he must assume for his own welfare and security." - Robert Welch
(1899-1985) Author and Founder of the American anti-communism and pro-limited government political advocacy group.
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"[Self-Defence and Martial Arts:] Make yourselves sheep
and the wolves will eat you." - Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) US Founding Father
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"[Self-Defence and Martial Arts:] When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one..." - Edmund Burke
(1729-1797) Irish-born British statesman, parliamentary orator, and political thinker. Source: April 23, 1770.
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"[All politicians and voters should remember that...] Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them." - Justice Joseph Story
(1779-1845) US Supreme Court Justice, 1833.
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"To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right." - Confucius
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"[Self-Defence and Martial Arts:] The greatest risk in life is to wait for and depend upon others for your own security." - Denis Waitley
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"The great question which, in all ages, has disturbed mankind and brought on them the greatest part of those mischiefs which have ruined cities, depopulated countries, and disordered the peace of the world, has been, not whether there be power [and the freedom and responsibility that comes with it] in the world, not whence it came, but who should have it [i.e. - each individual or some group chosen by popularity, blood, power, etc.,]." - John Locke
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"The truly great man [or woman] is he [or she] who would master no one [by force or deception, but only by free, informed choice and persuasion], and who would be mastered by none." - Kahlil Gibran
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"The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled [so they are more acceptable to their preferences] and those who have no such desire [so long as they reciprocate that individual freedom]." - Robert A. Heinlein
(1907 - 1988)
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"[War:] My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won." - Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington
(1769 - 1852)
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"If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worth while.... The beauty and cogency of the preamble, reaching back to remotest antiquity and forward to an indefinite future, have lifted the hearts of millions of men and will continue to do so.... These words are more revolutionary than anything written by Robespierre, Marx, or Lenin, more explosive than the atom, a continual challenge to ourselves as well as an inspiration to the oppressed of all the world." - Samuel Eliot Morison
'The Oxford History of the American People', 1965.
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"I feel fairly certain that my hatred harms me more than the people whom I hate." - Max Frisch
(1911-1991), architect, playwright and novelist.
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"Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that." - Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
(1802-1861), preacher, journalist and activist.
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"The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization [which is based on not using physical force or intellectual fraud]." - Sigmund Freud
(1856-1939), neurologist, founder of psychoanalysis.
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"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid." - Franklin Jones
journalist
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"[Government paternalism is not good because...] Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon." - E.M. Forster
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"[Hope for help from others but plan for doing whatever you want by yourself:] My father taught that the only helping hand you're ever going to be able to rely on is the one at the end of your sleeve." - J. C. Watts, Jr.
(1957- ) US Congressman from Oklahoma (R), former quarterback in the Canadian Football League
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"A man does what he must -- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers -- and this is the basis of all human morality [and ethics]." - John F. Kennedy
(1917-1963) 35th US President
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"Liberty is always unfinished business." - American Civil Liberties Union
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"Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law." - Clarence Thomas
U. S. Supreme Court Justice
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"[Morality and ethics - freedom from force and fraud:] The aim of art, the aim of a life, can only be to increase the sum of freedom and responsibility to be found in every man and in the world. It cannot, under any circumstances, be to reduce or suppress that freedom, even temporarily." - Albert Camus
(1913-1960) French Algerian author
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"The [U.S] Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people." - Justice William O. Douglas
(1898-1980), U. S. Supreme Court Justice. Source: The Court Years, 1939-1975, 1980.
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"[Ethics and morality:] Do no harm and leave the world a better place than you found it." - Patricia Cornwell
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"[Individualism:] First ask yourselves, Gentlemen, what an Englishman, a Frenchman, and a citizen of the United States of America understand today by the word 'liberty'. For each of them it is the right to be subjected only to the laws, and to be neither arrested, detained, put to death nor maltreated in any way by the arbitrary will of one or more individuals. It is the right of everyone to express their opinion, choose a profession and practice it, to dispose of property, and even to abuse it; to come and go without permission, and without having to account for their motives or undertakings. It is everyone's right to associate with other individuals, either to discuss their interests, or to profess the religion which they or their associates prefer, or even simply to occupy their days or hours in a way which is more compatible with their inclinations or whims. Finally, it is everyone's right to exercise some influence on the administration of the government, either by electing all or particular officials, or through representations, petitions, demands to which the authorities are more or less compelled to pay heed. Now compare this [individual] liberty with that of the ancients. The latter consisted in exercising collectively, but directly, several parts of the complete sovereignty; in deliberating, in the public square, over war and peace; in forming alliances with foreign governments; in voting laws, in pronouncing judgments; in examining the accounts, the acts, the stewardship of the magistrates; in calling them to appear in front of the assembled people, in accusing, condemning or absolving them. But if this was what the ancients called liberty, they admitted as compatible with this collective freedom the complete subjection of the individual to the authority of the community." - Benjamin Constant
(1767-1830) [Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque] Swiss-born thinker, writer and French politician.
Source: 'De la liberté des anciens comparée à celle des modernes' (1819), in De la liberté chez les Modernes (Paris: Librairie Générale Française, 1980), pp. 494-495; English translation: 'The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns' (1819), in 'Benjamin Constant, Political Writings', Edited by Biancamaria Fontana (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988), pp. 310-311.
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"Liberty means that a man is recognized as free and treated as free by those who surround him." - Mikhail A. Bakunin
(1814-1876). Source: 'God and the State', 1871.
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"The greater the power the more [potentially] dangerous the abuse." - Edmund Burke
(1729-1797) Irish-born British statesman, parliamentary orator, and political thinker
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"[Morality, ethics, consequences and karma:] Those cruel persons who, by their sinful actions, inflict physical and mental injury on others are detested by people. Though such people may amass immense wealth they cannot retain it for long. They will perish like a tree whose roots have become decayed.
In this world, one will, before long, suffer the consequences of one’s sinful actions in the same way as poisonous food taken by a person kills him within a short time. " - Ramayana [Hindu]
3.29.5 and 3.29.9 - The epic Sanskrit-Hindu poem the Ramayana is considered the Adi Kavya, the first ever epic poem written. Its author, Maharshi Valmiki, is known as the Adi Kavi, the first ever poet in the history of Sanskrit literature.
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