We all name ourselves. We call ourselves artists. Nobody asks us. Nobody says you are or you aren't.
I have known only one way of carrying on missionary work, viz. , by personal example and discussion with searchers for knowledge.
Those who know how to think need no teachers.
Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.
Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.
My faith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Adventure is worthwhile.
Quomondo sedet sola civitas. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
Let's take the nine states that have no income tax and compare them with the nine states with the highest income tax rates in the nation. If you look at the economic metrics over the last decade for both groups, the zero-income-tax-rate states outperform the highest-income-tax-rate states by a fairly sizable amount.
Children don't have to be raised. They'll grow.