It is the job of thinking people, not to be on the side of the executioners.
Freedom is not a gift
Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and the union of all.
Gold is the ultimate
Gold still represents the ultimate form of payment in the world.
Aid to the enemy
The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle’s own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
Learning from others
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Lucky rulers
What luck for the rulers that men do not think
Terrorism as a political weapon
Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death.
Pursuing private interests
By pursuing his own interest [every individual] frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good.
Prohibition
Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man’s appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes.
The goal of Newspeak
Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.