In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated. – John McCarthy
There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the promises he made in order to get elected thats when he doesnt forget them. – John McCarthy
Of course, Third World leaders love you. By ascribing third world ills to First World sins, you absolve them of blame for their countries failure to advance. – John McCarthy
The slogan was Dont trust anyone over thirty. Sixty years later the slogan became, Dont trust anyone over ninety. – John McCarthy
The Sussex lanes were very lovely in the autumn. I started going for long lone country walks among the spendthrift gold and glory of the year-end, giving myself up to the earth-scents and the sky-winds and all the magic of the countryside which is ordained for the healing of the soul. – Monica Baldwin, I Leap Over the Wall: Contrasts and Impressions After Twenty-Eig