It’s human to fear isolation for your convictions. But remember that every so often a single Galileo or Darwin had truth on the whole planet.
You wouldn’t employ an illiterate as a peon but with the support of many other illiterates he can be your minister.
An unjust system judges people merely by the work they did; a just system should also consider what they could and didn’t.
Me, who? Wish I knew!
Those in command of themselves seldom need approval of others. And those that constantly seek it are seldom confident and secure.
When feeling miserable at being wronged, switch on your TV and see the crass injustice and brutality all around. Nature doesn’t give a damn for your feelings, nor did it conspire to hurt you!
When mobs take the law in their hands either the rulers have consented to this, or have become impotent.
Politics: The fine art of appearing to do, while doing nothing.
Those that don’t ask uncomfortable questions are faced with uncomfortable situations.
I find the greatest hypocrisy in the matter of sex, followed by religion.