"As the base rhetorician uses language to increase his own power, to produce converts to his own cause, and to create loyal followers of his own person so the noble rhetorician uses language to wean men away from their inclination to depend on authority, to encourage them to think and speak clearly, and to teach them to be their own masters."

-- Thomas Szasz

#Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Noble Quotes

“I love films like Deliverance where you can watch it over and over again and decode all of its many different meanings.”
“If the situation in Zimbabwe continues to deteriorate, Britain will argue for Zimbabwe's suspension from the Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in March.”

Source : "UK threat to punish Mugabe" by Andrew Meldrum and Ewen MacAskill, www.theguardian.com. January 8, 2002.
“It is not easy to be the best. You must have the courage to bear pain, disappointment, and heartbreak. You must learn how to face danger and understand fear, yet not be afraid. You establish your goal, and no matter what deters you along the way, in your every waking moment you must say to yourself, "I could do it."”
“The establishment clause was transformed from a shield for religion into a cover for the official sanctioning of religious tolerance.”
“The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.”
“I'm tired of being considered some kind of criminal or dangerous throwback for no other reason than that I value, exercise, and defend my rights under the first ten Amendments to the United States Constitution.”

Source : "I'm Tired (With Apologies to Pearl Bailey and Madeleine Kahn)". Second annual Liberty Round Table Conclave near Estes Park, Colorado, July 2, 1998.
“All seasons have something to offer”
“Possibly I've become less funny as I've been happier.”

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