Everything – Page 78 – A book of aphorisms
Jan 192021
 

On a corporation’s website A political slogan is an act of mischief; in a shopkeeper’s window it is a plea to be spared.

Jan 112021
 

I can tolerate punishment for thought crime, but I draw the line at rehabilitation.

Jan 082021
 

Justification is a kind of subsidy, and produces, like all subsidies, more of what is being subsidized.

Jan 062021
 

Sympathizers and apologists are first to be sent to the camps. Intransigent opponents are left at large for a while, as a sign of the liberality of the regime and a reminder that stricter measures will be required.