In any combat between a rogue and a fool the sympathy of mankind is always with the rogue.

The only way to success in American public life lies in flattering and kowtowing to the mob

The trouble with Communism is the Communists, just as the trouble with Christianity is the Christians.

The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots, but as a party of bandits

It costs more to maintain ten vices than one virtue.

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice and the truth in front of patriotic passion.

The older I get the more I admire and crave competence, just simple competence, in any field from adultery to zoology.