Quotes from Isabel Paterson

Now the sole remedy for the abuse of political power is to limit it; but when politics corrupt business, modern reformers invariably demand the enlargement of the political power.

Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse or omission.

As such, the least practicable measure of government must be the best. Anything beyond the minimum must be oppression.

No law can give power to private persons; every law transfers power from private persons to government.

The power to do things for people is also the power to do things to people.

The craving for power is in itself a sign of inferior abilities and unfitness for responsibility.

Not uncommonly one hears some romantic young woman say, 'Oh, I would give anything to be a writer.' But she would not; and 'anything' is not enough. One must give everything.

Leadership is obliged to justify itself daily.

An army is a diversion of energy from the productive life of a nation.

It takes the best part of a lifetime to find out what you don't want.

The great truth is that women actually like men, and men can never believe it.

As freak legislation, the antitrust laws stand alone. Nobody knows what it is they forbid.

Freedom is dangerous. Possibly crawling on all fours might be safer than standing upright, but we like the view better up there.