We don't vote for people because they are the exact embodiment of our values, but because they are likely to be the most responsive to them.
With you it is always the law, never equity.
There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
The world is not ready for some people when they show up, but that shouldn't stop anyone.
One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.
If you're not going to use your free speech to criticise your own government, then what the hell is the point of having it.
The biggest problem with democracy is that the weight of a vote is not determined by the degree of the voter's intelligence, ignorance, or stupidity.
Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.
Today, the greatest threat of extinction we face is not asteroids or climate change or disease or famine. It's society's refusal to heed the warnings of scientists.
