One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. We must not remember that Daniel Webster got drunk but only that he was a splendid constitutional lawyer. We must forget that George Washington was a slave owner . . . and simply remember the things we regard as creditable and inspiring. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect man and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth.

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How long does it take man to realize that he cannot want what he wants? You have to live in hell to see heaven.

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Some men never seem to grow old. Always active in thought, always ready to adopt new ideas, they are never chargeable with foggyism. Satisfied, yet ever dissatisfied, settled, yet ever unsettled, they always enjoy the best of what is, are the first to find the best of what will be.

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The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall.

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Friendship requires more time than poor busy men can usually command. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Men have only two emotions: hungry and horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.A bargain is something you don't need at a price you can't resist.

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I have thought that men and women should never come together except in bed. There is the only place where their natural hatred of each other is not so apparent.

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I was raised in a spirit of the importance of service to your fellow man. My mom is a senator back home in South Africa. My father is a very caring and generous individual.

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Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated. — Nelson Mandela

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I would rather be the first man in a barbarian village than the second man in Rome.

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