A people averse to the institution of private property is without the first element of freedom

Two forces which are the worst enemies of civil freedom are the absolute monarchy and the revolution

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities

Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity

Absolute power corrupts absolutely