To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue. – William Hazlitt
Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that. – William Hazlitt
Some persons make promises for the pleasure of breaking them. – William Hazlitt
There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion. – William Hazlitt
Analysts may be correct that the presidential election wont primarily turn on entitlements reform, but by choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney can, contrary to conventional wisdom, make it a winning issue and lay the foundation for a reform mandate when he wins. – David Limbaugh