All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out.

The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you’re going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins.

History is a tragedy, not a morality tale.

All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie.

The fault I find with most American newspapers is not the absence of dissent. it is the absence of news. With a dozen or so honorable exceptions, most American newspapers carry very little news. Their main concern is advertising.

You have to take the long view. First, when Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, man has already progressed to the point where a commandment against cannibalism was no longer necessary. And, second, it's like pissing on a boulder. For the first few thousand years, you don't see any effect. But after that, you start to see a definite impact.