Politics. From the greek "poly," meaning many, and "ticks," a small, annoying bloodsucker.

Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual that the use of the drug itself.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasure. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.