“The state is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else.” – Frédéric Bastiat Frédéric Bastiat, the 19th-century French economist and philosopher, possessed a rare gift:…
Category: Political Science
The Big List Of Montesquieu Quotes
“The society is the union of men and not the men themselves; the citizen may perish and the man remain.” – Montesquieu Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, stands among the titans…
The Big List Of John Rawls Quotes
“There is no antinomy between freedom and reason.” – John Rawls In the landscape of 20th-century political philosophy, few thinkers have shaped our understanding of justice as profoundly as John Rawls. His seminal…
The Big List Of Bertrand de Jouvenel Quotes
Today we share the political philosophy of Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903-1987) from his work ‘Sovereignty: An Inquiry Into The Political Good’, which was originally published in 1957. Bertrand de Jouvenel was one…
The Big List Of Karl Marx Quotes
Today we share the political philosophy of Karl Marx (1818-1883) from his famous work ‘The Communist Manifesto’, which was originally published in 1848. Karl Marx was a philosopher, economist, and sociologist known…
The Big List Of Thomas Hobbes Quotes
“Covenants, without the sword, are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.” – Thomas Hobbes Today we share the words of English political philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) from…
The Big List Of Adam Smith Quotes
Today we share the words of Adam Smith (1723–1790) from his famous work ‘The Wealth of Nations’, which was originally published in 1776. Adam Smith, often referred to as the “father of…
The Big List Of John Locke Quotes
Today we share the words of John Locke (1632-1704) from his famous work ‘Two Treatises Of Government’, which was originally published in 1689. John Locke was an influential philosopher especially known for…
The Big List Of Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes
Today we share the philosophy of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) from his famous work, ‘De la démocratie en Amérique’, translated from French as ‘Democracy In America’ in English, which was originally published…
The Big List Of Jean Bodin Quotes
Today we share the work of French jurist and political philosopher Jean Bodin (1530-1596) from his famous ‘On Sovereignty: Six Books Of The Commonwealth’, which was originally published in 1576. Combining old…