Those who have had anything useful to say have said it far too often, and those who have had nothing to say have been no more reticent.

I've often said that my rats have taught me much more than I've taught them.

Except when physically restrained, a person is least free or dignified when he is under threat of punishment, and unfortunately most people often are.

Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless. It enslaves him almost before he has tasted freedom. The 'ologies' will tell you how its done Theology calls it building a conscience or developing a spirit of selflessness. Psychology calls it the growth of the superego. Considering how long society has been at it, you'd expect a better job. But the campaigns have been badly planned and the victory has never been secured.

I don't believe in God, so I'm not afraid of dying.

It is a mistake to suppose that the whole issue is how to free man. The issue is to improve the way in which he is controlled.

We have not yet seen what man can make of man.