Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Don't steal. The government hates competition.

Don't steal. The government hates competition.

For whatever deserves to exist deserves also to be known, for knowledge is the image of existence; and things mean read more

For whatever deserves to exist deserves also to be known, for knowledge is the image of existence; and things mean and splendid exist alike.

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a read more

A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a jury, then there are complications in the form of minor witnesses, the protagonist finally appears and contradictions arise to produce drama, and finally as both jury and spectators grow weary and confused the pace quickens, reaching its climax in passionate final argument.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

Justice, like liberty and coercion, is a concept which, for the sake of clarity, ought to be confined to the read more

Justice, like liberty and coercion, is a concept which, for the sake of clarity, ought to be confined to the deliberate treatment of men by other men.

If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.

If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.