Democracy is the bludgeoning of the people, by the people, for the people. Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) That orgy of wishful thinking that has passed for logic in the present century. F.W. Lawvere Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense. Thomas H. Huxley
English biologist (1825 - 1895) We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery. H. G. Wells
English author, historian, & utopian (1866 - 1946) My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. Dame Edith Sitwell People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. Soren Aabye Kierkegaard It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. Thomas Babington Macaulay
English author & politician (1800 - 1859) If the desire to kill and the opportunity to kill always came together, who would escape hanging? Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court. Finley Peter Dunne Marriage: a long conversation chequered by disputes. Robert Louis Stevenson
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