Such an event is probable in Agathon's sense of the word: 'it is probable,' he says, 'that many things should happen contrary to probability. '
To hold a pen is to be at war.
If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
The hallmark of a free society is that I may totally disapprove of what you say, but I'll defend your right to say it until I die.
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.
Not hope, but Faith. I don't believe in hope. Hope is a beggar.
I know that if I could really understand mental illness, then it would be appropriate to make a big career shift. I would become a therapist and a leader in terms of mental illness. But I'm not in the position.
That invisible hand of Adam Smith seems to offer an extended middle finger to an awful lot of people.
You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don't feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.