"It does not require many words to speak the truth." -- Chief Joseph, native American leader (1840-1904)
Here's more:
"One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the great struggle for independence." -- Charles A. Beard, historian (1874-1948)
"People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them." -- Dave Barry, author and columnist (1947-)
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." -- Thomas Paine, philosopher and writer (1737-1809)
"The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready he is to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause. A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business." -- Eric Hoffer, philosopher and author (1902-1983)
"True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess." -- Louis Nizer, lawyer (1902-1994)
"The most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts." -- Baruch Spinoza, philosopher (1632-1677)
"There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience." -- French proverb
"As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place." - Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
"Nature can provide for the needs of people; [she] can't provide for the greed of people." - Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)
"It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell." - William Tecumseh Sherman, Union General in the American Civil War (1820-1891)
"A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves." - German proverb
"Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservative." - John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873, British philosopher
That's plenty - probably too many. I barely scratched the surface. Many, many more. Go see.
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