Author of quotes: William Ralph Inge

Enemies of freedom don't argue: they convince with shouts and shots.

What we know about the past is mostly not worth knowing. What is worth knowing is mostly unreliable. The events of the past can be divided into two categories: those that most likely never happened, and those that do not matter.

Anxiety is the interest we pay in advance on our misfortunes.

The role of boredom in history is clearly underestimated. This is the main reason for revolutions.

Many people think that they have a love for God or for Nature, when in reality they only have a hatred for people.

Democracy is nothing more than an experimental form of government, and its most obvious flaw is that it only counts votes instead of weighing them.