From the crooked timber of humanity, a straight board cannot be hewn. - Immanuel Kant

Thinking is conversation with oneself.

The guardians who have kindly undertaken the supervision will see to it that by far the largest part of mankind, including the entire "beautiful sex," should consider the step into maturity, not only as difficult but as very dangerous. After having made their domestic animals dumb and having carefully prevented these quiet creatures from daring to take any step beyond the lead-strings to which they have fastened them, these guardians then show them the danger which threatens them, should they attempt to walk alone.

# Constitutional freedom, as the right of every citizen to have to obey no other law than that to which he has given his consent or approval;