Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.
—Rosa Luxemburg, 1918
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As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery.
—John Donne, 1622You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
—Aristophanes, c. 424 BCThere ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
—Mark Twain, 1894I am no courtesan, nor moderator, nor tribune, nor defender of the people: I am myself the people.
—Maximilien Robespierre, 1792Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1906The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them.
—Denis Diderot, 1777In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.
—Voltaire, 1764All traveling becomes dull in exact proportion to its rapidity.
—John Ruskin, 1856One form of loneliness is to have a memory and no one to share it with.
—Phyllis Rose, 1991And, after all, what is a lie? ’Tis but the truth in masquerade.
—Lord Byron, 1822A merchant may, perhaps, be a man of an enlarged mind, but there is nothing in trade connected with an enlarged mind.
—Samuel Johnson, 1773Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.
—Bian Qiao, c. 500 BC