John McCarthy

Once a person has killed other people on behalf of an ideology, he becomes rather devoted to it. ↗

— John McCarthy

#behalf #devoted #ideology #killed #once

Proposals to forbid golf courses have about the same motivations as proposals to forbid skate boarding, although the rationalizations are different. ↗

— John McCarthy

#although #boarding #courses #different #forbid

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side. ↗

— John McCarthy

#convince #however #rally #rarely #side

Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions. ↗

— John McCarthy

#intellectuals #kill #millions #most #riots

Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives. ↗

— John McCarthy

#may #shelf #short #suicidal #terrorists

The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome people act out their aggressions through the peace movement. ↗

— John McCarthy

#aggressions #force #great #most #movement

The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't trust anyone over ninety'. ↗

— John McCarthy

#became #later #ninety #over #sixty

We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism, necessary only in backward countries. ↗

— John McCarthy

#between #brief #capitalism #countries #feudalism

When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace. ↗

— John McCarthy

#i #i see #instinct #see #slippery

With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say whatever you wish. ↗

— John McCarthy

#levels #made #misquotation #more #say