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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their consciences.

Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.

The whole problem of the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves and wiser people are full of doubt.

Too often, we judge other groups by their worst examples, while judging ourselves by our best intentions.