To Regret Religion Is To Regret Western

The Aim Of Untold Millions Is To Be Free To Do Exactly As They Choose And For Someone Else To Pay When Things Go Wrong.

The Idea That Man Is A Tabula Rasa, Or Mao's Sheet Of Blank Paper Upon Which The Most Beautiful Characters Can Be Written, Is An Old One With Disastrous Implications. I Do Not Think Though That The Cults You Mention Could Survive Honest Thought About Human Nature.

When Every Benefit Received Is A Right, There Is No Place For Good Manners, Let Alone For Gratitude.

The Bravest And Most Noble Are Not Those Who Take Up Arms, But Those Who Are Decent Despite Everything; Who Improve What It Is In Their Power To Improve, But Do Not Imagine Themselves To Be Saviours. In Their Humble Struggle Is True Heroism.

Feeling Good About Yourself Is Not The Same Thing As Doing Good. Good Policy Is More Important Than Good Feelings.