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.

May 7, 2025

8 months ago

The two greatest obstacles to democracy in the United States are, first, the widespread delusion among the poor

March 7, 2025

10 months ago

Men on white horses armed with simple solutions are the answer when people decide they’ve had enough of “politics as usual.”

February 23, 2025

10 months ago

One of the greatest pieces of good fortune a man can have is the chance to make something he has done in his own

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