The evil to be attacked is not sin, suffering, greed, priesthood, kingcraft, demagogy, monopoly, ignorance, drink, war, pestilence, nor any of the other scapegoats which reformers sacrifice, but simply poverty.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no...

Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no...

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced...

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced...

The nations morals are like its teeth, the more decayed they are the more it...

The nations morals are like its teeth, the more decayed they are the more it...

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront...

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront...

Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a...

Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a...

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it...

I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it...

People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.

People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men...

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men...

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

Success covers a multitude of blunders

Success covers a multitude of blunders

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it...

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it...

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal...

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal...

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.