The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.
You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.
I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud.
I mean, I knew that in the abstract there were terrorists somewhere in the world, but they didn't really represent any risk to me.
Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.
You freeze where you are, time stops, and your heart thunders in your ears.
A chess genius is a human being who focuses vast, little-understood mental gifts and labors on an ultimately trivial human enterprise.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
When you make a world tolerable for yourself, you make a world tolerable for others.