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.

November 1, 2025

12 months ago

In the life of any government, however safe its majority, there comes a moment when the social movements

September 26, 2025

1 year ago

It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait for it to abolish itself from below.

December 12, 2025

11 months ago

In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to the level of incompetence…in time every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent

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