If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.
George Bernard ShawThe most revolutionary invention of the Nineteenth Century was the artificial sterilization of marriage.
George Bernard ShawThe art of manipulating public opinion, which is a necessary art for the democratic politician, and, like other arts, is sometimespractised with greater virtuosity by knaves than by honest men (who are apt to disdain it), has a different technique in different countries. For instance, in England we excel in whitewashing: in America they excel in tarring and feathering. We strain our nerves and stretch our consciences to avoid a scandal: Americans do the same to make one.
George Bernard Shaw