Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.

I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.

Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office - at least he doesn't lie about the weather.

Imagine wasting all that perfectly good anger on paranoid fantasies. Not since Emily Litella got upset about "Soviet jewelry" has there been such a waste of anger. You will notice a certain theme to these Emily Litella Moments. Behind them all is a touching faith that someone, somewhere is actually in charge of what's happening - a proposition I beg leave to doubt.

With politicians, artful evasion is always preferable to the outright lie.

What we have here, fellow citizens, is a crassly egocentric, raving twit.

Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.