Category Archives: Quotable Notables

“You know, AJ Liebling said, ‘Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.’ Well, I now own at least half of one, along with Zuade Kaufman, my publisher. So, you know, you can land on your … Continue reading →

“There’s a politician in my hometown, a very nice guy. He used to be a shop steward for the union in the local factory, but for twenty years he represented our town in the county legislature. And he said, ‘Pete, … Continue reading →

“In the United States you’re not allowed to talk about class differences. In fact, only two groups are allowed to be class-conscious in the United States. One of them is the business community, which is rabidly class-conscious. When you read … Continue reading →

“The evil that is in the world always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence, if they lack understanding. On the whole men are more good than bad; that, however, isn’t the real point. … Continue reading →

“The next time a Republican wraps himself in 9/11 or uses a soldier as a prop — the next time Bush watches a 9/11 movie with 9/11 families, the next time he invites the father of a fallen soldier to … Continue reading →

“Nearly sixty years ago, George Orwell wrote in Nineteen Eighty-Four that the future was a boot stomping on a human face for ever. I see it as a forest of belligerent and dismissive palms held up to the human face … Continue reading →

“A pestilence isn’t a thing made to man’s measure; therefore we tell ourselves that pestilence is a mere bogey of the mind, a bad dream that will pass away. But it doesn’t always pass away and, from one bad dream … Continue reading →

“The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. He frees himself and shows the way to others. Freedom and slavery are mental states.” –Mahatma Gandhi

“The only way to smash this racket is to conscript capital and industry and labor before the nation’s manhood can be conscripted. One month before the Government can conscript the young men of the nation — it must conscript capital … Continue reading →