As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive to freedom. Somewhere in the archives of crudest instinct is recorded the truth that it is better to be endangered and free than captive and…

Quote by Tom Robbins

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Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and...

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and...

If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime...

If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime...

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.

Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.

Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence.

Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence.

Life isn't stable. Stability is unnatural. The only stable society is the police state. You...

Life isn't stable. Stability is unnatural. The only stable society is the police state. You...

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and...

The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and...

It is easier to play around with a man's wife than with his cliches.

It is easier to play around with a man's wife than with his cliches.

Logic only gives man what he needs...Magic gives him what he wants.

Logic only gives man what he needs...Magic gives him what he wants.

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of...

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of...

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.

Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.

To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.

Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef

Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing...

There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing...

True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system...

True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system...