The average bloke . . . hates and fears all freedom, not only for others but for himself, and stamps it out wherever possible.

All my enemies are self-appointed.

There are perhaps 5% of the population that simply can't think. There are another 5% who can, and do. The remaining 90% can think, but don't

Humoring them costs nothing and adds to happiness in a world in which happiness is always in short supply.

Nobody ever wins a lawsuit but the lawyers.

Dad claims that library science is the foundation of all sciences just as math is the key -- and we will survive or founder, depending on how well the librarians do their jobs. Librarians didn't look glamorous to me but maybe Dad had hit on a not very obvious truth.

But, if there ever was a time in history when "peace" meant that there was no fighting going on, I have been unable to find out about it.