Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions.

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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...

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...

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

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

Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.

Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.

We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism,...

We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism,...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Compassion is contempt with a human face.

Compassion is contempt with a human face.

The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome...

The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome...

A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

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...

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.

Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

If a person can be said to have the wrong attitude, there is no need...

If a person can be said to have the wrong attitude, there is no need...

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.

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...