God cannot be solemn, or he would not have blessed man with the incalculable gift of laughter.
Sydney J. HarrisDemocracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.
Sydney J. HarrisThe real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.
Sydney J. HarrisPatriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues. The pride of nationalism, however, trumpets its country's virtues and denies its deficiencies, while it is contemptuous toward the virtues of other countries. It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, "the greatest," but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is.
Sydney J. Harris