Society and the World

The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.

The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.

The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone: the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood.

Property, said Proudhon, is theft. This is the only perfect truism that has been uttered on the subject.

Property, said Proudhon, is theft. This is the only perfect truism that has been uttered on the subject.

The art of government is the organization of idolatry.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more

There is no education like adversity.

No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

When a man tells you he got rich by hard work, ask him whose.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Only the educated are free

Only the educated are free

First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

Well begun is half done.