Most minds are the slaves of external circumstances, and conform to any hand that undertakes to mould them.
Samuel JohnsonI had done all that I could, and no Man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.
Samuel JohnsonLiberty is the parent of truth, but truth and decency are sometimes at variance. All men and all propositions are to be treated here as they deserve, and there are many who have no claim either to respect or decency.
Samuel Johnson