Sunbeams
There is far too much law for those who can afford it and far too little for those who cannot.
There is far too much law for those who can afford it and far too little for those who cannot.
When questioned by an anthropologist on what the Indians called America before the white man came, an Indian said simply, “Ours.”
If it came from a plant, eat it. If it was made in a plant, don’t.
It is an illusion to suppose that a dictator makes himself; at most he seizes an opportunity made for him by passive, stupid, incompetent, and, above all, unsatisfied and fearful men.
Government is a tool, like a hammer. You can use a hammer to build or you can use a hammer to destroy.
When I was poor and complained about inequality they said I was bitter; now that I’m rich and I complain about inequality they say I’m a hypocrite. I’m beginning to think they just don’t want to talk about inequality.
The real question is: How sturdy and solid is the floor our civilization stands on? How many lives with no prospects, shattered and senseless, can it bear the weight of before it cracks?
Natural law is the highest law, and it would be folly to figure that you can outwit natural law.
The mistake 99 percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, was being ashamed of what they were; lying about it, trying to be somebody else.
Everybody remembers the first time they were taught that part of the human race was Other. . . . It’s as though I told you that your left hand is not part of your body.