Félix David Mejía Mejía

The most profoundly revolutionary achievement of the United States of America was the subordination of society to moral law. The principle of man’s individual rights represented the extension of morality into the social system—as a limitation on the power of the state, as man’s protection against the brute force of the collective, as the subordination of might to right. The United States was the first moral society in history. All previous systems had regarded man as a sacrificial means to the ends of others, and society as an end in itself. The United States regarded man as an end in himself, and society as a means to the peaceful, orderly, voluntary co-existence of individuals. All previous systems had held that man’s life belongs to society, that society can dispose of him in any way it pleases, and that any freedom he enjoys is his only by favor, by the permission of society, which may be revoked at any time. The United States held that man’s life is his by right (which means: by moral principle and by his nature), that a right is the property of an individual, that society as such has no rights, and that the only moral purpose of a government is the protection of individual rights. Happy birthday United States of America!

There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers

If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

El peor guardián de recursos escasos es un funcionario del gobierno: él no tiene interés alguno en protegerlos, sino que probablemente tenga un gran interés en saquearlos.

In our society, those who have the best knowledge of what is happening are also those who are furthest from seeing the world as it is. In general, the greater the understanding, the greater the delusion; the more intelligent, the less sane.

En nuestra sociedad, aquellos que entienden mejor lo que ocurre son también aquellos más alejados de percibir al mundo tal y como es. En general, a mayor entendimiento, mayor la delusión: mientras más inteligente, menos cuerdo.

Elegiré amigos entre los hombres, pero no esclavos ni amos. Elegiré sólo a los que me plazcan, y a ellos amaré y respetaré, pero no obedeceré ni daré órdenes. Y uniremos nuestras manos cuando queramos, o andaremos solos cuando lo deseemos