Democracy Requires A Certain Relish For Confusion

Satire Is Traditionally The Weapon Of The Powerless Against The Powerful. I Only Aim At The Powerful. When Satire Is Aimed At The Powerless, It Is Not Only Cruel -- It's Vulgar.

I'm Sorry That Government Involves Filling Out A Lot Of Forms. ... I'm Sorry Myself That We're Not Still On The Frontier, Where We Could All Tote Guns, Shoot Anything That Moved And Spit To Our Hearts' Content. But We Live In A Diverse And Crowded Country, And With Civilization Comes Regulation.

Many A Time Freedom Has Been Rolled Back - And Always For The Same Sorry Reason: Fear.

I Know: "guns Don't Kill People." But I Suspect That They Have Something To Do With It. If You Point Your Finger At Someone And Say, "bang, Bang, You're Dead," Not Much Actually Happens.

Texas Is Not A Civilized Place. Texans Shoot One Another A Lot. They Also Knife, Razor, And Stomp One Another To Death With Some Frequency. And They Fight In Bars All The Time.