#tru

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by its arguments, will shoot someone or, more likely, order someone shot. ↗

— John McCarthy

#being #book #convinced #intellectual #likely

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

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior. ↗

— Mary McCarthy

#behavior #bestowed #conceived #current #gift

When I first toured with Wings things that were said about me were true - I did sing out of tune. ↗

— Linda McCartney

#did #first #i #me #out

And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor. ↗

— Paul McCartney

#his #humor #i #i love #instrumental

It's one of my biggest internal struggles - the whole schooling system in London and the fact that my kids are going to a posh school. It freaks me out. ↗

— Stella McCartney

#fact #freaks #going #internal #kids

I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don't trust government. And they haven't trusted government for a long time. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#folks #government #haven #i #i think

There's nothing that irritates Americans more than the fact that some members of Congress think they are entitled to their own set of rules. And it's true - too many people in Washington live in an alternate reality. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#congress #entitled #fact #irritates #live

The moment for action has arrived, and I know that I can trust in you to save our country. ↗

— George B. McClellan

#arrived #country #i #i can #know

If it takes talking about unpleasant truths to change Washington, then so be it. ↗

— Scott McClellan

#change #takes #talking #then #truths