You can pass any law you like to make 'criminals' of those you don't like and then justify it with whatever stupid reasoning that appeals to you. Is that rule of law - or tyranny?

Slavery of the heart, oh Love - a prisoner of will thou art - proof that love, while blissful, can oft also be Hell. Demonstrative definition thou art, that love can be strategic as well!

Knowing who you are is more valuable than having ten 'friends' who don't even know who they are, but who judge you anyway.

If you hate others in the name of God, you should be looking within to see where it stopped being about God and where it started being about YOU.

It is easy for those who conflate religion with government to interpret any criticism of government or policy as an 'attack' on their 'faith'.

Democracy is government by the people, for the people. Without the responsibility of the people, and without the involvement of the people - all you have left is GOVERNMENT.

But it’s a hundred and twelve years old!” He protested.“She still works pretty good.” Deire maintained. “Stardrive gets a mite twitchy at warp 4, but that’s just a dodgy plasma injector.

Dominating others is not equality.

They tell us variety is the spice of life - and yet diversity terrifies them.

You want someone in the ballpark and then you grow together. Thats what a relashionship's about: changing each other.

The principle that the end justifies the means is and remains the only rule of political ethics

Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.

Travel, of course, narrows the mind.

Don't reject a shoe because you can't run in it. It's OK not to run.

...the way to reform has always led through prison.

All that we did was human, stupid, easily forgiven, Not quite right.

Air is beautiful, yet you cannot see it. It's soft, yet you cannot touch it. Air is a little like my brain.

Cicala to cicala is dear, and ant to ant, and hawks to hawks, but to me the muse and song.

One sees more devils than vast hell can hold