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The multitude is always in the wrong.
The multitude is always in the wrong.
Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud read more
Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance.
When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in read more
When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that is who he is.
Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.
Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.
Perhaps America will one day go fascist democratically, by popular vote.
Perhaps America will one day go fascist democratically, by popular vote.
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is read more
The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is pathetically untrue. There is a perpetual interference with personal liberty over there that would not be tolerated in England for a week.
A politician will always tip off his true belief by stating the opposite at the beginning of the sentence. For read more
A politician will always tip off his true belief by stating the opposite at the beginning of the sentence. For maximum comprehension, do not start listening until the first clause is concluded. Begin instead at the word "but" which begins the second, or active, clause. This is the way to tell a liberal from a conservative -- before they tell you. Thus: "I have always believed in a strong national defense, second to none, but ... " (a liberal, about to propose a $20 billion defense cut).
The political world is stimulating. It's the most interesting thing you can do. It beats following the dollar.
The political world is stimulating. It's the most interesting thing you can do. It beats following the dollar.
