“The assertion that men are objectively equal is so absurd that it does not even merit being refuted.”

Source: On Liberty (1859), Ch. II: Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion

“Religion: Benito a Christian?” Time magazine (August 25, 1924)
1920s

Selections from the Letters and Speeches of the Hon. James H. Hammond, p. 126.
Context: I endorse without reserve the much-abused sentiment of Gov. M'Duffie, that "slavery is the corner stone of our Republican edifice;" while I repudiate, as ridiculously absurd, that much-lauded but nowhere accredited dogma of Mr. Jefferson, that "all men are born equal."

No Treason (1867–1870), No. VI: The Constitution of No Authority

Conclusion
The Ethics of Ambiguity (1947)
Context: A conquest of this kind is never finished; the contingency remains, and, so that he may assert his will, man is even obliged to stir up in the world the outrage he does not want. But this element of failure is a very condition of his life; one can never dream of eliminating it without immediately dreaming of death. This does not mean that one should consent to failure, but rather one must consent to struggle against it without respite.

Source: In Search of Lost Time, Remembrance of Things Past (1913-1927), Vol. VI: The Sweet Cheat Gone (1925), Ch. II: "Mademoiselle de Forcheville"

On F. H. Bradley in "Avatars of the Tortoise"
Discussion (1932)

Chpt.3, p. 28
Principles of Geology (1832), Vol. 1

Source: Elements of Rhetoric (1828), p. 52-53