Ye have locked yerselves up in cages of fear and, behold, do ye now complain that ye lack FREEDOM!

The Right's view of government and the Left's view of big business are both correct.

Belief Systems contradict both science and ordinary "common sense." B.S. contradicts science, because it claims certitude and science can never achieve certitude: it can only say, "This model"- or theory, or interpretation of the data- "fits more of the facts known at this date than any rival model." We can never know if the model will fit the facts that might come to light in the next millennium or even in the next week.

The abandoned infant's cry is rage, not fear.

If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?

The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness.

...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable.