A pacifist male is a contradiction in terms. Most self-described "pacifists" are not pacific; they simply assume false colors. When the wind changes, they hoist the Jolly Roger.

The power to tax, once conceded, has no limits; it continues until it destroys.

Must be yearning deep in human heart to stop other people from doing as they please.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

The mind's ability to rationalize it's own shortcomings is unlimited; I am no exception.

Morals - all correct moral laws - derive from the instinct to survive. Moral behavior is survival behavior above the individual level.

Under our system every voter and officeholder is a man who has demonstrated through voluntary and difficult service that he places the welfare of the group ahead of personal advantage.