Bernard Berenson

Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves from the overtaxed.

Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves from the overtaxed.

Between truth and the search for it, I choose the second.

Between truth and the search for it, I choose the second.

I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all read more

I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.

Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or read more

Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her?

Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.