The State is not force alone. It depends upon the credulity of man quite as much as upon his docility. Its aim is not merely to make him obey, but also to make him want to obey.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Nothing more likely, "said Hannasyde. "I've got to try and rattle him.""It's him that'll do the rattling, "said the Sergeant darkly. "he's the nearest thing to a snake I've seen outside of the Zoo.

Live together as united people in a beautiful peaceful world.

Drugs have destroyed many people. But wrong government policies have destroyed many more.

Any path is only a path and there is no affront to oneself or to others in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you.

The best Christmas present I got from my husband was a week to do whatever I wanted.

How can the Bible be "infallible" when from Genesis to Revelation slavery is commanded and condoned, but never condemned?

Falling in love with you in the Summer Garden in the white nights in Leningrad is the moment that propels me through life.

Many companies forget what it means to make great products. After initial success, sales and marketing people take over and the product people eventually make their way out.

Everything I have today is because of Africa, I was born here, went to school here, I work here and I'm achieving some level of financial comfort here

Americans long to be united. After 9/11, we all just wanted to be one nation. Not a single American on September the 12, 2001, cared who won the next presidential election.