The right to vote is a *consequence*, not a primary cause, of a free social system -- and its value depends on the constitutional structure implementing and strictly delimiting the voters' power; unlimited majority rule is an instance of the principle of tyranny.
The upper classes are... a nation's past; the middle class is its future.
Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday...The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production.
Guilt is a rope that wears thin.
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.
The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it.
The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.
It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener.
I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction.
The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.