“No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.”
“I am a libertarian with a small 'l' and a Republican with a capital 'R'. And I am a Republican with a capital 'R' on grounds of expediency, not on principle.”
“There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the real labor of thinking.”
“There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.”
“The existence of evil can never justify the existence of the State. If there is no evil, the State is unnecessary. If evil exists, the State is far too dangerous to be allowed to exist.”
“Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works; evil works do not make a wicked man, but a wicked man does evil works.”