Muito bom, a democracia não pode ser a ultima etapa do sistema....

É estranho que um livro antigo seja tão atual......

"that government is best which governs not at all"

Finished it. Still timely. Will always be.

"When I converse with the freest of my neighbors, I perceive that, whatever they may say about the magnitude and seriousness of the question, and their regard for the public tranquility, the long and... more

"When I converse with the freest of my neighbors, I perceive that, whatever they may say about the magnitude and seriousness of the question, and their regard for the public tranquility, the long and the short of the matter is, that they cannot spare the protection of the existing government, and they dread the consequences to their property and families of disobedience to it. For my own part, I should not like to think that I ever rely on the protection of the State."

" If a thousand men were not to pay their taxbills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the state to commit violence and shed innocent... more

" If a thousand men were not to pay their taxbills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the state to commit violence and shed innocent blood. This is, in fact, the definition of a peaceable revolution."
Henry David Thoreau

"A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority..."

"...it is the fault of the government itself that the remedy is worse than the evil. It makes it worse..."

Mas a sua virtude não é a sabedoria, e sim a prudência. A
verdade da Lei não é a Verdade, mas a consistência, ou uma conveniência consistente.

with some luck i should finish it today

first book of the new year...and i will finish it!

Read the first half... Looking forward to finishing when the opportunity arises tomorrow!