If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another... after the war is on.

Men must be aggressive for what is right if government is to be saved from men who are aggressive for what is wrong.

Let no man think we can deny civil liberty to others and retain it for ourselves.

The will of the people shall be the law of the land

Wealth has never yet sacrificed itself on the altar of patriotism.

In times of peace, the war party insists on making preparation for war. As soon as prepared for, it insists on making war.

Publicity, discussion, and agitation are necessary to accomplish any work of lasting benefit.

Every nation has its war party. It is not the party of democracy. It is the party of autocracy. It seeks to dominate absolutely.

Every nation has its war party... It is commercial, imperialistic, ruthless. It tolerates no opposition.

Democracy is a life, and involves continual struggle.

If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another.

First the pork chops, then morality

You are not a success until you start changing other lives permanently.

Oh, Gods." His eyes shone with want and predatory satisfaction. "The name's William. It's a common mistake.

The stronger our gun control laws are, the fewer acts of violence.

I don't write a great song every day. I don't write a great song every couple weeks. It comes in such random times.

I love my music so much, and I love what I'm doing so much that that has become my other half-rather than another person.

Do they give Pulitzers for tweets yet?

Our brains have evolved to help us survive within the orders of magnitude of size and speed which our bodies operate at. We never evolved to navigate in the world of atoms.

The masses are the decisive element, they are the rock on which the final victory of the revolution will be built.

Sometimes I wish I were less sensible.