“ It is prudent not to put virtue to too serious a test. I would use American virtue as sparingly as possible lest we wear it out. ”
John Adams
“ It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout most of our political history, the intellectual has been for the most part either an outsider, a servant or a scapegoat. ”
Richard Hofstadter
“ Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century. ”
George W. Bush, referring to the Russia-Georgia conflict.
“ I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling. ”
Frida Kahlo
RIAA Pockets Filesharing Settlement Money, Doesn't Pay Artists Whose Copyrights Were Infringed
Oh, where to begin delighting in the irony?
