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The big thieves hang the little ones

Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable

To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism

It is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he already thinks he knows

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread

It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them

The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it

Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States

An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it

The innocent feel guilty, the guilty feel nothing

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles

Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl

A wet man does not fear rain

It’s so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard

Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything's different

Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect

Hell is truth seen too late

There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures

Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one

Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed

In this day and age, when the increasing complexity of modern life leaves one barely any time for reading

Fervor is the weapon of choice for the impotent

The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments

It is the folly of too many, to mistake the echo of a London coffee-house for the voice of a kingdom

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do

Some mornings it just doesn’t seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps

Fanaticism is a monster that pretends to be the child of religion

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it’s important

A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject

If God lived on earth, people would break his windows

The higher the buildings, the lower the morals

At 18 our convictions are hills from which we look; At 45 they are caves in which we hide

There is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them

Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is concrete

If one man says to thee ‘Thou art a donkey’, pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task

It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be

History is the autobiography of a madman

Never confuse movement with action

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored

A cult is a religion with no political power

Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk

Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth

I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure