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. |
The unhappiest people in this world, are those who care the most about what other people think. |
When the law no longer protects you from the corrupt but protects the corrupt from you - you know your nation is doomed. |