The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice.
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
The pursuit of truth will set you free even if you never catch up with it.
If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.
Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
I am an agnostic I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
The trouble with law is lawyers.
You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President I'm beginning to believe it.