No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed, and love of power.
-P.J. O'Rourke, writer (b. 14 Nov 1947)
It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.
-Johan Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, poet and dramatist (10 Nov 1759-1805)
Once and for all
the idea of glorious victories
won by the glorious army
must be wiped out
Neither side is glorious
On either side they're just frightened men messing their pants
and they all want the same thing
Not to lie under the earth
but to walk upon it
without crutches.
-Peter Weiss, writer, artist, and filmmaker (8 Nov 1916-1982)
When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it, always.
-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 Oct 1869-1948)
A king can stand people's fighting, but he can't last long if people start thinking.
-Will Rogers, humorist (4 Nov 1879-1935)
The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all.
-Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, poet and critic (1 Nov 1636-1711)
