The private terror of the liberal spirit is invariably suicide, not murder.
Existentialism is the kind of philosophy that makes for legendary children.
We didn't win the Cold War, we were just a big bank that bankrupted a smaller bank because we had an arms race that wiped the Russians out.
Alimony is the curse of the writing class.
The fact that we've been a great democracy doesn't mean we will automatically keep being one if we keep waving the flag.
Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment.