Quotes by Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty

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The entire stock of relationships which suited in war—militiae—was regarded as inadmissible and improper in peace—domi. — Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty
These observations bring out the fact that, whenever liberty is regarded merely as the power to do something which it is — Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty
The modern absolutism, which we find the most natural thing in the world, would have been quite beyond the dreams of the — Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty
Rejoicing in his absolute authority, the single egoist will exploit it methodically, whereas a mêlée of egoists will bri — Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty
It is as futile and dangerous to aim at making of society one large family, as sentimental socialism seeks to do, as to — Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty
Of all the simplifications to which the human spirit naturally inclines, unable to reconcile itself to the complexity of — Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty
The man who has dedicated himself to the success of the protect, the master builder, no longer has any freedom: his cond — Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty
The law of all modern states takes account of associations, whose members, in theory, pursue the common end with equal z — Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty
The more routine that systematised activities are, the more nearly they are of the monotonous character seen in the habi — Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty
The idea so commonly found that scepticism leads to toleration arises from considering the effects of scepticism in the — Bertrand De Jouvenel, Sovereignty