If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have to keep them either. They read more

Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have to keep them either. They keep you. - Essays.

I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors read more

I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults of the first.

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.

the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective

the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective

You can close your eyes to reality, but not to memories.

You can close your eyes to reality, but not to memories.

When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward -- or go back. He who read more

When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward -- or go back. He who now talks about the "freedom of the press" goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

It's in the reaction of others that perfection is found in the flawed.

It's in the reaction of others that perfection is found in the flawed.