Quote #103

I am always amazed by the resistance offered to progress, even the most innocuous progress. Imagine, if you will, jumping from one rickety bridge to another, with blind men running back and forth trying to push you off, and you will have some idea what legislating progress is like. The good news is that if you're pushed off, you can always climb back up and try again.

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  2. Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.
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  6. The human race has improved everything, but the human race.
  7. Freedom rings where opinions clash.
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