Liberalism human nature

Locke quote on human nature

“A state of perfect freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions.”

Mill quote on human nature

“Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.”

Smiles quote on self-help

“Heaven helps those who help themselves.”

Smiles quote on welfare

“The drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be.”

Rawls quote on human nature

“Rational beings with their own ends and capable of a sense of justice.”

Wollstonecraft quote on human nature

“The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason.”

Friedan quote on human nature

“The only way for a woman, or a person, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own.”

Rawls quote on rationalism

“The principles of justice are agreed to in an initial situation that is fair.”