Aldous Huxley Quotes

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

If you give people an opportunity for self government and freedom, most people will reach for freedom

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.

Human beings crave freedom at their core.

The elemental human desire for self-government knows no geographical or racial boundaries.

Democracy substitutes self-restraint for external restraint. It is more difficult to maintain than to achieve.

I'm not going to impose my vision on the people of Puerto Rico.

Swaraj as conceived by me does not mean the end of kingship.

The right of self-government does not comprehend the government of others.

There are some who lack confidence in the integrity and capacity of the people to govern themselves. To all who entertain such fears I will most respectfully say that I entertain none. If man is not capable, and is not to be trusted with the government of himself, is he to be trusted with the government of others? Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs.

As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.

I believe in the America people's ability to govern themselves. If government would just get out of the way and allow them to lead their lives as they choose, they will succeed.

Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty.

The important matter is freedom. When the people choose what they want, it is good for them and for us.

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

The Malagasy people must have the liberty to choose their own future.

Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.

Man is free at the instant he wants to be.

All they wanted was freedom.

Liberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the brain and soul of man.

The principle of "the consent of the governed" is distinctly American and should be our world-wide slogan.

There is nothing as important as freedom and independence.

No man is good enough to govern another without the other man's consent. I say this is the leading principle, the sheet anchor of American republicanism. … the just powers of governments are derived from the consent of the governed.