Compassion is contempt with a human face.

Quote by John McCarthy

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With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say...

With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say...

Don't try to talk anyone out of concentrating his hatred on Ayn Rand or any...

Don't try to talk anyone out of concentrating his hatred on Ayn Rand or any...

An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if...

An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if...

Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives.

Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives.

Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.

Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.

Once a person has killed other people on behalf of an ideology, he becomes rather...

Once a person has killed other people on behalf of an ideology, he becomes rather...

Comparing oneself with Galileo or Einstein is certainly good for the ego, provided one refrains...

Comparing oneself with Galileo or Einstein is certainly good for the ego, provided one refrains...

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is...

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is...

The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't...

The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't...

It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because...

It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because...

Language is froth on the surface of thought.

Language is froth on the surface of thought.

Proposals to forbid golf courses have about the same motivations as proposals to forbid skate...

Proposals to forbid golf courses have about the same motivations as proposals to forbid skate...

Inside of many liberals is a fascist struggling to get out.

Inside of many liberals is a fascist struggling to get out.

An excessive knowledge of Marxism is a sign of a misspent youth.

An excessive knowledge of Marxism is a sign of a misspent youth.

Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been...

In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been...

He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.

He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.

When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace.

When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace.

My opinion is that he's a swindler and you're a sucker.

My opinion is that he's a swindler and you're a sucker.

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by...

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by...