The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is 'forbidden', whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is 'compulsory'. — John McCarthy Copy Share Image
“All travel is, after all, a journey in time & in mind… physical landscapes are a mirror of, or perhaps a key into, our… — John McCarthy Copy Share
Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more. — John McCarthy Copy Share
An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice. — John McCarthy Copy Share
We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism, necessary only in backward countries. — John McCarthy Copy Share
If a person can be said to have the wrong attitude, there is no need to pay attention to his arguments. — John McCarthy Copy Share
The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't trust anyone over ninety'. — John McCarthy Copy Share
Don't try to talk anyone out of concentrating his hatred on Ayn Rand or any other dead person. It can't harm the dead. Diverted… — John McCarthy Copy Share
When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising. — John McCarthy Copy Share
