“The majority falls prey to the delusion–popular in some circles–that ordinary people are too careless and stupid to own guns, and we would be far better off leaving all weapons in the hands of professionals on the government payroll. But the simple truth–born of experience–is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people.” PeopleNeedsHandsGovernmentWould BeFallBornSimpleStupidWeaponsOrdinaryGunMajorityLeavingCirclesTyrannyThriveDelusionBetter OffWrathOrdinary PeoplePreyCarelessSimple TruthsPayroll Author:Alex Kozinski
“How do I know that loving life is not a delusion? How do I know that in hating death I am not like a man who, having left home in his youth, has forgotten the way back?...someday there will be a great awakening when we know that this is all a great dream. Yet the stupid believe that they are awake, busily and brightly assuming they understand things, calling this man ruler, and that man a herdsman- how dense!” KnowsMenWayBelieveHomeDreamLife IsHateLeftStupidYouthCallingAssumingForgottenInsightAwakeningAwakeSomedayDelusionRulersLoving LifeDense Author:Zhuangzi
“I tried to write things, but they were so ridiculous and stupid and impossible and I had not a clue what they were, so that delusion went on for a long time. Maybe it's still going on, only somehow I sucked some people in. It was a long time of writing things that didn't make sense in the real world, and I'm embarrassed about them now in a jocular way.” PeopleWorldWritingLongRealImpossibleStupidRidiculousMake SenseDelusionReal WorldEmbarrassedClue Author:Hampton Fancher
“Many have made a trade of delusions and false miracles, deceiving the stupid multitudes.” MadeStupidMiracleTradeDelusionDeceivingMultitudes Book:Notebooks Source: Notebooks