“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
Good“All government, of course, is against liberty.”
Government“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
Good“The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.”
Government“A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.”
Society“There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.”
Humor“It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.”
Good“Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?”
Funny“Husbands never become good they merely become proficient.”
Good“If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier and also a good deal more foolish.”
Good“Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.”
Work“Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered there is only error to be exposed.”
Truth“Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another.”
Love“I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.”
Government“It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously.”
Men“In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.”
War“A bad man is the sort who weeps every time he speaks of a good woman.”
Good“On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
Great“To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia - to mistake an ordinary young woman for a goddess.”
Love“What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.”
Men“The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.”
Failure“Honor is simply the morality of superior men.”
Men