We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice.

'Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded.

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom.

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom.

If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion