Quotes About Self-governance

I stopped worrying about people; I started thinking that I would be answerable only to myself.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power

The only real freedom any of us have is making our own decisions.

Tell me, is it evil to simply try to control your own life?

You shouldn't rely on others to help you determine what's good and what's bad. In no time at all, you'll simply be under someone else's control.

Jo no desitjo que les dones tinguin poder sobre els homes, sinó sobre elles mateixes. - Mary Shelley

It is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason.

Our first rule here...is that one must always see for oneself.

To place nothing—nothing—above the verdict of my own mind.

A qué le llamas libertad? –A no pedir nada. A no esperar nada. A no depender de nada. –¿Y si encontraras algo que quisieras? –No lo encontraré. Elegiré no verlo.

There is nothing to take a man's freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. That and nothing else.

so that what is left of what we have subjugated might determine its own life.

Independent people can get what they want through

Dependent people need others to get what they want. Independent people can get what they want through their own efforts.

Real self-respect comes from dominion over self, from true independence.

eventually we can essentially take care of ourselves, becoming inner-directed and self-reliant.

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better.

We anarchists do not want to emancipate the people; we want the people to emancipate themselves.

Unico modo per arrivare alla scoperta del meglio è la libertà, libertà di aggruppamento, libertà di esperimento, libertà completa senz'altro limite sociale che quello dell'uguale libertà degli altri.

L'uomo non è perfetto, d'accordo. Ma questo non è che una ragione di più, forse la ragione migliore, per non dare a nessuno i mezzi per «mettere i freni alla libertà individuale».

Freedom of speech is essential to freedom of thought; it is essential to democratic self-governance; and the alternative-- government censorship and control of ideas-- has always led to disaster.

It's not enough to be born free; I have to live my freedom!

We must remember that although we come from different backgrounds and ideologies, we're all part of this great experiment in self-governance. We're all united by common values of liberty, justice, and equality of opportunity, even if we don't always agree on how to achieve them.

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.