Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.

There is nothing more dangerous than a shallow thinking compassionate person

It takes five years for a willing person's mind to change. Have patience with yourself and others when treading in an area protected by a taboo.

We can't cure a shortage by increasing the supply.

Every plausible policy must be followed by the question 'And then what?'

Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed.

In the specific case of abortion, the matter is particularly easy in that no woman wants a late abortion. Once abortion was made legal, the age of the aborted fetus went down. The slope slipped in the other direction. If we legalize RU-486 and other similar new drugs, the age will fall to one week or less and start approaching zero. The slippery slope will slide in the other direction. The only reason we have late abortions is because we make early abortion difficult.