The raw fruits of the earth were made for human sustenance. Even the white tails of rabbits, according to some theologians, have a purpose, namely to make it easier for sportsmen to shoot them. There are, it is true, some inconveniences: lions and tigers are too fierce, the summer is too hot, and the winter too cold. But these things only began after Adam ate the apple; I before that, all animals were vegetarians, and the season was always spring. If only Adam had been content with peaches and nectarines, grapes and pears and pineapples, these blessings would still be ours.

Cruelty is, in theory, a perfectly adequate ground for divorce, but it may be interpreted so as to become absurd.

It is clear that thought is not free if the profession of certain opinions makes it impossible to earn a living.

Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit.

I am not myself in any degree ashamed of having changed my opinions.

Organized people are just too lazy to look for things

A man without a bias cannot write interesting history - if indeed such a man exists.