For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.

It's perfectly obvious that there is some genetic factor that distinguishes humans from other animals and that it is language-specific. The theory of that genetic component, whatever it turns out to be, is what is called universal grammar.

The change between horse and buggy to automobile is a big change and there hasn't been a major change since.

The American escalation of the war in Laos provoked a response by the Communist forces, which now control more of Laos than ever before.

The basic principle, rarely violated, is that what conflicts with the requirements of power and privilege does not exist.

There’s no more morality in world affairs, fundamentally, than there was at the time of Genghis Khan.

The prescription for endless war poses a far greater danger to Americans than perceived enemies do, for reasons the terrorist organisations understand very well.