"Assasination on the scaffold is the worst..." - Quote by George Bernard Shaw
Assasination on the scaffold is the worst form of assasination, because there it is invested with the approval of society.
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“People expect too much of one year and too little of ten.”
“The best bought-up children are those who have seen thier parents as they are. Hypocrisy is not the first duty of a parent.”
“I also made it quite clear that Socialism means equality of income or nothing, and that under socialism you would not be allowed to be poor. You would be forcibly feed, clothed, lodged, taught, and employed whether you like it or not. If it were discovered that you had not character enough to be worth all this trouble, you might possibly be executed in a kindly manner; but whilst you were permitted to live you would have to live well.”
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“Between friends there is no need for justice, but people who are just still need the quality of friendship; and indeed friendliness is considered to be justice in the fullest sense.”
“Anyone in a free society where the laws are unjust has an obligation to break the law.”
“The freedom of thought and action we Americans enjoy today seems as natural as the air we breathe. But there is a danger we may take this freedom for granted. We must never forget it was bought for us at a great price. The brave and resourceful Americans whose sacrifices gained our Independence and preserved it for more than 200 years against formidable foes have set an example of unflinching loyalty to the ideal of liberty and justice for all.”
More on Crime
“Murder is always a mistake. One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.”
“When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when the evil effects of alcohol would be recognised. I have slowly and reluctantly come to believe that this has not been the result. Instead, drinking has generally increased; the speakeasy has replaced the saloon; a vast army of lawbreakers has appeared; many of our best citizens have openly ignored Prohibition; respect for the law has been greatly lessened; and crime has increased to a level never seen before.”
“I know all those people. I have friendly, social, and criminal relations with the whole lot of them.”