But I fear that I also underestimate the stupidity of the rest of mankind. Are we absolutely sure that we ought to win this war?

And above all, what does being liberal have to do with opposing, or, uh, supporting the war against terror? Our enemies in the war against terror are so anti-liberal that you would think it would be liberals leaping to protect the world from these monstrous ideologies.

One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.

No book, however good, can survive a hostile reading.

We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.

The world is always a democracy in times of flux, and the man with the best voice will win.

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.