A Cat Has A Reputation

All Deductions Having Been Made, Democracy Has Done Less Harm, And More Good, Than Any Other Form Of Government. It Gave To Human Existence A Zest And Camaraderie That Outweighed Its Pitfalls And Defects. It Gave To Thought And Science And Enterprise The Freedom Essential To Their Operation And Growth. It Broke Down The Walls Of Privilege And Class, And In Each Generation It Raised Up Ability From Every Rank And Place.

Philosophy Begins When One Learns To Doubt -- Particularly To Doubt One's Cherished Beliefs, One's Dogmas And One's Axioms.

The Great Snare Of Thought Is Uncritical Acceptance Of Irrational Assumptions.

Power Dements Even More Than It Corrupts, Lowering The Guard Of Foresight And Raising The Haste Of Action.

Every State Begins In Compulsion; But The Habits Of Obedience Become The Content Of Conscience, And Soon Every Citizen Thrills With Loyalty To The Flag. The Citizen Is Right; For However The State Begins, It Soon Becomes An Indispensable Prop To Order.