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“I'm happy in retirement.”
Source : "'I'm not coming back ever. You can quote me'". Interview With Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. February 16, 2009. 
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“[Research] suggests that what we think of as free will is largely an illusion: much of the time, we are simply operating on automatic pilot, and the way we think and act – and how well we think and act on the spur of the moment – are a lot more susceptible to outside influences than we realize.”
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“And now that the legislators and do-gooders have so futilely inflicted so many systems upon society, may they finally end where they should have begun: May they reject all systems, and try liberty; for liberty is an acknowledgment of faith in God and His works”
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“When someone at peace and free from hurry enters a room, that person has a calming effect on everyone present.”
Source : Eknath Easwaran (1991). “Meditation: A Simple Eight-point Program for Translating Spiritual Ideals Into Daily Life”, p.91, Nilgiri Press
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“Nowadays, everything is so gratuitous. The violence is suggested, and it's much more impactful than showing everything.”
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“Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept - and in those tears They washed away the memory of their strife; Then wept again the loss of all those years.”
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“When the highwayman holds his gun to your head, you turn your valuables over to him. You 'consent' alright, but you do so because you cannot help yourself, because you are compelled by his gun. Are you not compelled to work for an employer? Your need compels you, just as the highwayman's gun.”
Source : Alexander Berkman (2010). “Now and After: the ABC of Anarchist Communism”, p.17, Lulu.com
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“In short, there are certain fundamental requisites for wise and resolute democratic leadership. It must build on hope, not on fear; on honesty, not on falsehood; on justice, not on injustice; on public tranquility, not on violence; on freedom, not on enslavement.”
Source : "Education for Freedom and Responsibility: Selected Essays".
