The Lessons of History

by Will Durant

only the man who is below the average in economic ability desires equality; those who are conscious of superior ability desire freedom; and in the end superior ability has its way.

So the conservative who resists change is as valuable as the radical who proposes it—perhaps as much more valuable as roots are more vital than grafts.

“the men who can manage men manage the men who can manage only things, and the men who can manage money manage all.”

the first condition of freedom is its limitation; make it absolute and it dies in chaos.