Men rarely if ever dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those other subjects merely require scholarship.

My dear, I used to think I was serving humanity . . . and I pleasured in the thought. Then I discovered that humanity does not want to be served; on the contrary it resents any attempt to serve it. So now I do what pleases myself.

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. - Second Amendment to the Constitution An armed society is a polite society.

Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself.

Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. [He is also a fool.]

Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay; a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory.