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An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with read more
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. - Beyond the Horizon, 1942.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
A Canadian is someone who knows how to make love in a canoe.
A Canadian is someone who knows how to make love in a canoe.
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.
"What freedom does a starving man have?" The answer is that starvation is a tragic human condition- perhaps more tragic read more
"What freedom does a starving man have?" The answer is that starvation is a tragic human condition- perhaps more tragic than loss of freedom. That does not prevent these from being two different things.
Progress is precisely that which the rules and regulations did not foresee.
Progress is precisely that which the rules and regulations did not foresee.
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me. But it can keep him from lynching read more
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me. But it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.
What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of read more
What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?
