"The function of the true state is..." - Quote by Immanuel Kant

“I assert that, in any particular natural science, one encounters genuine scientific substance only to the extent that mathematics is present.”

“Innocence is indeed a glorious thing; but, unfortunately, it does not keep very well and is easily led astray.”

“Do the right thing because it is right.”

“Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.”

“A very few, as heroes, patriots, martyrs, reformers in thegreat sense, and men, serve the state with their conscience also,and so necessarily resist it for the most part, and they arecommonly treated as enemies by it.”

“The existence of the state is inseparable from the existence of slavery.”

“Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have either one.”

“Often the losing of a battle leads to the winning of progress. Less glory but greater liberty: the drum is silent and the voices of reason can be heard.”

“Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law.”