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A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness.
A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness.
The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of read more
The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
Politics makes strange bed-fellows.
Politics makes strange bed-fellows.
The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and read more
The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined.
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the read more
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.
...the case for individual freedom rests largely on the recognition of the inevitable and universal ignorance of all of us read more
...the case for individual freedom rests largely on the recognition of the inevitable and universal ignorance of all of us concerning a great many of the factors on which the achievements of our ends and welfare depend.
Blood alone moves the wheels of history.
Blood alone moves the wheels of history.
The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.
The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.