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Because we can expect future generations to be richer than we are, no matter what we do about resources, asking read more
Because we can expect future generations to be richer than we are, no matter what we do about resources, asking us to refrain from using resources now so that future generations can have them later is like asking the poor to make gifts to the rich.
It's a sad and stupid thing to have to proclaim yourself a revolutionary just to be a decent man.
It's a sad and stupid thing to have to proclaim yourself a revolutionary just to be a decent man.
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
Nobody believes a rumor here in Washington until it's officially denied.
Nobody believes a rumor here in Washington until it's officially denied.
I think there are only three things America will be known for 2,000 years from now when they study this read more
I think there are only three things America will be known for 2,000 years from now when they study this civilization: the Constitution, jazz music, and baseball.
The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.
The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.
We just did a survey that showed.... something like 65 percent of the [American] people couldn't vote for the First read more
We just did a survey that showed.... something like 65 percent of the [American] people couldn't vote for the First Amendment if it was up for a vote today.
The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, read more
The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.
