Analogy is even slipperier than logic.

Nothing of value is free. Even the breath of life is purchased at birth only through gasping effort and pain.

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.

The police of a state should never be stronger or better armed than the citizenry. An armed citizenry, willing to fight, is the foundation of civil freedom. That's a personal evaluation, of course.

At one time kings were anointed by Deity, so the problem was to see to it that Deity chose the right candidate. In this age the myth is "the will of the people" ... but the problem changes only superficially.

Being generous is inborn; being altruistic is a learned perversity. No resemblance --