There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.

Of all the strange 'crimes' that human beings have legislated out of nothing, 'blasphemy' is the most amazing -- with 'obscenity' and 'indecent exposure' fighting it out for second and third place.

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

Anyone who can worship a trinity and insist that his religion is a monotheism can believe anything.

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.

Some things, the more you understand the more you loathe them.

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is ... and force the viewer to see the pretty girl she used to be ... more than that, he can make anyone with the sensitivity of an armadillo see that this lovely young girl is still alive