Comfortably Numb

Comfortably Numb

 I am so far quite unable to justify one of my central convictions: that, even if it were possible to make all men happy by an operation or a drug that would stultify their development, this would somehow be an impious crime. This conviction is ultimately rooted In...
The Dark Side

The Dark Side

 I walked in and sat down and they gave me a piece of paper, said, “Kid, see the psychiatrist, room 604.” And I went up there, I said, “Shrink, I want to kill, I mean, I wanna—I wanna kill. Kill. I wan—I wanna see, I wanna see blood and gore and guts...
The Fable of the Barons

The Fable of the Barons

 “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult...
Shining City On A Hill

Shining City On A Hill

 From President Reagan’s farewell address to the nation 1-11-89:The past few days when I’ve been at that window upstairs, I’ve thought a bit of the “shining city upon a hill.” The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he...
Terrifying Words

Terrifying Words

 The nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help. Ronald Reagan Remove the first five words from President Reagan’s quip and you’ve got something worth noting. It makes sense to be suspicious...