Of all the strange 'crimes' that human beings have legislated out of nothing, 'blasphemy'is the most amazing - with 'obscenity' and 'indecent exposure' fighting it out for second and third place.

Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy.

One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word.

No state has an inherent right to survive through conscript troops and, in the long run, no state ever has. Roman matrons used to say to their sons: 'Come back…

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

von Humboldt (seeing a newspaper containing slanderous falsehoods against Jefferson on the President's desk) : Why do you not have the fellow hung who dares to…

The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for gene…