Orthodoxy’s palace guard paints and probably sees itself as an embattled and powerless minority, defending unpopular truths without fear or favor.
To the vicious cant of equal result is opposed the vaguer, more plausible, and still more vicious cant of equal opportunity.
What’s the alternative? Nothing. Nothing is always the alternative. Usually it is the best alternative.
To be great is to be misunderstood; but to affirm the consequent is rather more common.
The man at pains to conceal his enviable qualities will be envied for his modesty.
The young, though immortal, are in a dreadful hurry.
To get along with children, treat them like adults; to get along with adults, treat them like children.
There’s no point in betting what both parties can readily afford to lose.
There are always things you can’t say. Repression is measured by how many obviously true things you can’t say.
We used to suspect that our friends and neighbors were mad, and now, thanks to modern technology, we know they are.