“Men prickle for so many reasons it is often impossible to know what provokes them on any given occasion.”
“There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”
“The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”
“Master said, God had given men reason, by which they could find things out for themselves; but he had given animals knowledge which did not depend on reason, and which was more prompt and perfect in it's way, and by which they had often saved the lives of men.”
“Beauty provokes harassment, the law says, but it looks through men's eyes when deciding what provokes it.”
“It is not often the worst trait that occasions the loudest outcry. Men complain of their suffering and not of the crime.”