In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history.
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
Anger cannot be dishonest.
Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified read more
Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime -- I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness.
Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.
Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to read more
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.
Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.
That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.
That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.
Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.
Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.
There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. read more
There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row.
