John McCarthy
John McCarthy
convinced man order shoot true
A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by its arguments, will shoot someone or, more likely, order someone shot.
levels statement
With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say whatever you wish.
Language is froth on the surface of thought.
force great movement peace people
The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome people act out their aggressions through the peace movement.
anyone sixty slogan trust
The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't trust anyone over ninety'.
doomed refuses
He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.
until
Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.
elected forgetting harmful official promises society
There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the promises he made in order to get elected; that's when he doesn't forget them.
difference english liberal socialist whereas word
The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is 'forbidden', whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is 'compulsory'.
among
Honor among thieves is the ancestor of all honor.
closely history human
In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated.
attending hobby saves
My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of recycling.
A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.
struggling
Inside of many liberals is a fascist struggling to get out.