Have you noticed that the imbecile always smiles? Man's first frown is the first touch of God on his forehead. The touch of thought.

...if men are to be ruled, then the enemy is reason.

One method of destroying a concept is by diluting its meaning. Observe that by ascribing rights to the unborn, i.e., the nonliving, the anti-abortionists obliterate the rights of the living.

Volumes can be and have been written about the issue of freedom versus dictatorship, but, in essence, it comes down to a single question: do you consider it moral to treat men as sacrificial animals and to rule them by physical force?

Self-esteem is reliance on one's power to think. It cannot be replaced by one's power to deceive. The self-confidence of a scientist and the self-confidence of a con man are not interchangeable states, and do not come from the same psychological universe. The success of a man who deals with reality augments his self-confidence. The success of a con man augments his panic.

The quickest way to kill the human spirit is to ask someone to do mediocre work.

The mark of an honest man... is that he means what he says and knows what he means.