Liberalism state

Paine quote on the state

“The state is a necessary evil.”

Madison quote on limited government

“Government should be limited through checks and balances.”

Locke quote on economy and government

“Government has no other end but the preservation of property.”

Mill quote on state intervention

“A state that intervenes is a state which dwarfs its men.”

Rawls quote on state intervention

All social values are to be distributed equally

Rawls quote on rule of law

“Laws and institutions no matter how efficient must be reformed or abolished if they are unjust.”

Wollstonecraft quote on state intervention

“Formal equality must be accorded to all individuals, not just to men.”

Friedan on state intervention

change through legislation, national organisation for women

Lord Acton quote on state

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”