The world is ruled by butterflies adding to their weapon piles. Imagine what your taxes buy. We hardly ever try.

I exist in a state of almost perpetual hysteria.

Convince an enemy, convince him that he's wrong. To win a bloodless battle, the victory is long. A simple act of faith, reason over might. To blow up his children would only prove him right.

At night a candle's brighter than the sun

Intellectually I'm probably a Republican.

Turn the clock to zero, honey, we're starting up a brand new day.

The War on Drugs has failed - but it’s worse than that. It is actively harming our society. Violent crime is thriving in the shadows to which the drug trade has been consigned. People who genuinely need help can’t get it. Neither can people who need medical marijuana to treat terrible diseases. We are spending billions, filling up our prisons with non-violent offenders and sacrificing our liberties.