"All government, in its essence, is organized exploitation, and in virtually all of its existing forms it is the implacable enemy of every industrious and well-disposed man."
H. L. Mencken
"Show me the man you honor and I will know what kind of a man you are, for it shows me what your ideal of manhood is, and what kind of a man you long to be."
Carlyle
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
Barry Goldwater
"The first impression that one gets of a ruler and of his brains is from seeing the men he has about him."
Nicolo Machiavelli
"Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time."
Terry Pratchett
"I must say that I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a book."
Groucho Marx