“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.”
“Each man's preference is the only standard for him, the only one which he can accept, the only one which can command him.”
“The question deserves to be asked: Is hating one's nation really such a bad thing? Or perhaps more importantly, after the crimes our government has committed, what moral self-respecting person can truly love this nation?”
“Although prepared for martyrdom, I prefer that it be postponed.”
“Books are the compasses and telescopes and sextants and charts which other men have prepared to help us navigate the dangerous seas of human life.”
“They prefer death to peace, others prefer death to war. Any opinion can be preferred to life, which it seems so natural to love dearly.”