Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us but we sip only little by...
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime it is in...
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are...
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation and lasts only as long as...
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric vast and wild.
Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular...
Our observation of nature must be diligent our reflection profound and our...
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that...
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing...
My kid could get a bad X-ray and I could get a call from the doctor saying I...
What creates freedom? A revolution in the streets? Mass protest? Civil war? A...
Europe is dying. That is one of the unsayable truths of our time. We are...
Most of what needs to be changed in the euro zone can be done without treaty...
Much can and must be done by governments but they cannot of themselves...
I don't want to clip on the armour every morning. I've seen some politicians...
Governments cannot make marriages or turn feckless individuals into...