If, as some say, evil lies in the hearts and not the institutions of men, then there's hardly a distinction worth making between, say, Hitler's Germany and Rebecca's Sunnybrook Farm.

The knowledge that refuge is available, when and if needed, makes the silent inferno of the desert more easily bearable. Mountains complement desert as desert complements city, as wilderness complements and completes civilization.

What our economists call a depressed area almost always turns out to be a cleaner, freer, more livable place than most.

Money confers the power to command the labor of others. Love of money is love of power. And love of power is the root of evil.

Wealth should come like manna from heaven, unearned and uncalled for. Money should be like grace -- a gift. It is not worth sweating and scheming for.

Tee Vee football: one team wins, one team loses -- they tie -- who cares? And why?

Life: another day, another dolor.