It Is But The Littleness Of Man

Governments Exist To Protect The Rights Of Minorities. The Loved And The Rich Need No Protection: They Have Many Friends And Few Enemies.

There Is A Very Broad Theory That Society Gets The Right To Hang, As The Individual Gets The Right To Defend Himself. Suppose She Does; There Are Certain Principles Which Limit This Right. Society Has Got The Murderer Within Four Walls; He Never Can Do Any More Harm. Has Society Any Need To Take That Man's Life To Protect Itself? If Any Society Has Only The Right That The Individual Has, She Has No Right To Inflict The Penalty Of Death, Because She Can Effectually Restrain The Individual From Ever Again Committing His Offence.

Government Is Only A Necessary Evil, Like Other Go-carts And Crutches. Our Need Of It Shows Exactly How Far We Are Still Children. All Governing Overmuch Kills The Self-help And Energy Of The Governed.

Republics Exist Only On Tenure Of Being Agitated.

To Be As Good As Our Fathers, We Must Be Better. Imitation Is Not Discipleship. When Some One Sent A Cracked Plate To China To Have A Set Made, Every Piece In The New Set Had A Crack In It.