It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because people who cannot live by bread alone too often kill other people in consequence of the fights they get into.

Quote by John McCarthy

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Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.

Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.

Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of...

Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of...

Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

Honor among thieves is the ancestor of all honor.

Honor among thieves is the ancestor of all honor.

Language is froth on the surface of thought.

Language is froth on the surface of thought.

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of...

My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of...

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

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

His ambition is to be the spider in the World Wide Web.

His ambition is to be the spider in the World Wide Web.

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...

If I owned Marseilles and Hell, I'd rent out Marseilles and live in Hell.

If I owned Marseilles and Hell, I'd rent out Marseilles and live in Hell.

A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

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

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

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...

Committing genocide on behalf of an institution generates greater loyalty to it than merely getting...

Committing genocide on behalf of an institution generates greater loyalty to it than merely getting...

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...

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...

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...

There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the...

There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the...

When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising.

When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising.