“The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.”
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If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and courage which it contained.
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.