Another current catch-phrase is the complaint that the nations of the world are divided into ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots.’ Observe that the ‘haves’ are those who have freedom, and that it is freedom that the ‘have-nots’ have not.
Existence is Identity, Consciousness is Identification.
I refuse to accept as guilt the fact of my own existence.
A gun is not an argument.
In the temple of his spirit, each man is alone.
The entire history of science is a progression of exploded fallacies.
In order to fight any issue, it is necessary to fight for something, not merely against something.
I am an intransigent atheist, though not a militant one. This means that I am not fighting against religion – I am fighting for reason.
The code of competence is the only system of morality that’s on a gold standard.
One of the most destructive anti-concepts in the history of moral philosophy is the term ’duty.
A ‘mixed economy’ is a society in the process of committing suicide.
Ah, there’s nothing like tea in the afternoon. When the British Empire collapses, historians will find that it had made but two invaluable contributions to civilization – this tea ritual and the detective novel.
You don’t build for the way people live, but for the way they should live. I don’t write about people as they are, but as they could be and should be.
All public projects are mausoleums, not always in shapes, but always in cost.
The moral absolute should be: if and when, in any dispute, one side initiates the use of physical force, that side is wrong – and no consideration or discussion of the issues is necessary or appropriate.
A rational process is a moral process.
A good quotation must be a complete entity. It must be like a headline – sharp, clear, whole.
In all proper relationships there is no sacrifice of anyone to anyone.
An irresponsible person is a person who makes vague promises, then breaks his word, blames it on circumstances and expects other people to forgive it.
The word which can never die on this earth, for it is the heart of it and the meaning and the glory. The sacred word: EGO.