Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2008-08-26 Aug 26, 2008Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.~ Helen KellerIf you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life.~ Henry David ThoreauAll men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.~ H. L. Mencken Aug 25, 2008Liberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the brain and soul of man. From him who will not give her all, she will have nothing. She knows that his pretended love serves but to betray. But when once the fierce heat of her quenchless, lustrous eyes have burned into the victim's heart, he will know no other smile but hers.~ Clarence S. DarrowWhere freedom is real, equality is the passion of the masses. Where equality is real, freedom is the passion of a small minority.~ Eric Hoffer[A]nd obedience, Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth, Makes slaves of men and of the human frame, A mechanized automaton.~ Percy Bysshe Shelley Aug 22, 2008People have a right to the Truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.~ Frank NorrisAll great truths began as blasphemies.~ George Bernard ShawIf liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.~ George Orwell Aug 21, 2008Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.~ Anne Louise Germaine de StaelWhile birds can fly, only humans can argue. Argument is the affirmation of our being. It is the principal instrument of human intercourse. Without argument the species would perish. As a subtle suggestion, it is the means by which we aid another. As a warning, it steers us from danger. As exposition, it teaches. As an expression of creativity, it is the gift of ourselves. As a protest, it struggles for justice. As a reasoned dialogue, it resolves disputes. As an assertion of self, it engenders respect. As an entreaty of love, it expresses our devotion As a plea, it generates mercy. As charismatic oration it moves multitudes and changes history. We must argue -- to help, to warn, to lead, to love, to create, to learn, to enjoy justice, to be.~ Gerry SpenceWe are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth... For my part, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst; and to provide for it.~ Patrick Henry Aug 20, 2008The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.~ Chinese ProverbA sure sign of a genius is that all of the dunces are in a confederacy against him.~ Frank Lloyd WrightA good argument diluted to avoid criticism is not nearly as good as the undiluted argument, because we best arrive at truth through a process of honest and vigorous debate. Arguments should not sneak around in disguise, as if dissent were somehow sinister… For it is bravery that is required to secure freedom.~ Justice Clarence Thomas Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print