John Gurney

“What a monument of human smallness is this idea of the philosopher king. What a contrast between it and the simplicity of humaneness of Socrates, who warned the statesmen against the danger of being dazzled by his own power, excellence, and wisdom, and who tried to teach him what matters most — that we are all frail human beings.”
― Karl R. Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

“A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.”
― Milton Friedman

“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
― George Orwell, 1984