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First Principles: On Understanding the Balance Between Liberty and Power

Posted on May 9, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“[I]n the mouths of some [Liberty] means anything, which enervate a necessary government; excite a jealousy of the rulers who are our own choice, and keep society in confusion for want of a power sufficiently concentered to promote good.” – … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day: Power v. Justice

Posted on May 2, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice in the hands of the powerful is merely a governing system like any other. Why call it justice? Let us rather call it injustice, but of a sly effective order, based entirely on cruel knowledge of the resistance of … Continue reading →

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