People do not expect to find chastity in a whorehouse. Why, then, do they expect to find honesty and humanity in government, a congeries of institutions whose modus operandi consists of lying, cheating, stealing, and if need be, murdering those who resist?

There are two kinds of Europeans: The smart ones, and those who stayed behind.

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

[Referring to FDR] If he became convinced tomorrow that coming out for cannibalism would get him the votes he needs so sorely, he would begin fattening a missionary in the White House yard come Wednesday.

During many a single week, I daresay, more money is spent in New York upon useless and evil things than would suffice to run the kingdom of Denmark for a year.

There is no record in the history of a nation that ever gained anything valuable by being unable to defend itself.

The more a man dreams, the less he believes.