You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the government. And, with due respect to these gentlemen, I advise you, as long as…

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Education can and should do much influence social, moral and intellectual discovery by stimulating critical...

Education can and should do much influence social, moral and intellectual discovery by stimulating critical...

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides,...

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides,...

The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.

The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.

In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood...

In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood...

(Democracy is a government) of the fools, for the fools, by the fools.

(Democracy is a government) of the fools, for the fools, by the fools.

It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief

It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief

First love is a little foolish and a lot of curiosity.

First love is a little foolish and a lot of curiosity.

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never...

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never...

Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage...

Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage...

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever...

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever...

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

You'll get more out of me and a machine than you will out of twenty...

You'll get more out of me and a machine than you will out of twenty...

The slave of fear: the worst of slaveries

The slave of fear: the worst of slaveries

The sincerest love is the love of food.

The sincerest love is the love of food.

A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and...

A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and...

The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A...

The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A...

Why is it so hard to find an exercise bike with a nice little basket...

Why is it so hard to find an exercise bike with a nice little basket...