History, for the progressive, is a bottomless source of self-regard. He reads of past men and past deeds, and thinks, “If only they were more like us!”
May 232019
Self-Loving
We all come into this world with our little egos equipped with individual horns. If we don’t blow them, who will?
—DeWitt
May 062019
Conversation gets especially high praise from people who never shut up.
Apr 292019
No one who thinks of himself as open-minded can be persuaded otherwise.
Mar 282019
Misunderstood, adj. Understood entirely too well.
Feb 272019
The Fundamental Law of Psychology: The more objectionable the finding, the likelier it is to be replicated.
Feb 222019
The more you believe in the moral worth of your cause, the more willing you are to commit dubious deeds in its behalf; and perfect righteousness implies complete fluidity.
Feb 182019
We can be sure, when we are told that all interpretation is biased, that an egregiously biased interpretation will shortly follow.
Feb 042019
Those who profess indifference to what others think ought to advertise it less.
Jan 222019
You can never teach a man to love his neighbor as himself, but with a little effort you can teach him to hate himself every bit as much as his neighbor.
Nov 192018
We know, and judge, ourselves by what we intend and mean; others, by what they do and say.