Quotes Library

April 27, 2025

A decent provision for the poor, is the true test of civilization.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English poet, critic, lexicographer, in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 1770, Jay p.197

Do the poor inspire compassion, or are they just annoying? Shiftless scammers?

Johnson puts it well, and simply so.

April 22, 2025

10 months ago

Politics demands a certain rhetoric. It does not demand moral action to fit the rhetoric.

March 19, 2025

11 months ago

Simplicity rarely loses to complexity in battles in the public square.

January 20, 2025

1 year ago

The key to building a superstar is to keep their mouth shut. To reveal an artist to the people can be to destroy him.

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