A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience than the former his vows of allegiance to martial duty. – Herman Melville
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges. – Herman Melville
The sailor is frankness, the landsman is finesse. Life is not a game with the sailor, demanding the long head – Herman Melville
Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone? – Herman Melville
The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isnt going to work. This thinking is fostered by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window. – William S. Burroughs