“It is said that [Robin Hood] fought against the looting rulers and returned the loot to those who had been robbed, but that is not the meaning of the legend which has survived. He is remembered, not as a champion of property, but as a champion of need, not as a defender of the robbed, [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Society’
July 10, 2009
Floyd Ferris on Government
“Do you really think that we wont those laws to be observed? … We want them broken. … There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be [...]
July 10, 2009
Francisco d’Anconia on Money
“So you think that money is the root of all evil? … Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to [...]
July 6, 2007
Clarence Darrow on Discrimination
“I would like to see a time when man loves his fellow man, and forgets his colour or his creed. We will never be civilized until that time comes.”
– Clarence Darrow, Closing Argument in Defense of Henry Sweet, April 1926
June 28, 2007
John Roberts on Discrimination
“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”
– Chief Justice John Roberts in the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, 05-908 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, 05-915
