Category Archives: Quotations Freedom

As for society, I believe in it. When a young woman, I …

As for society, I believe in it. When a young woman, I went out a good deal myself. I don’t think society means what some rich people would have us believe. I’d get very tired of living in one of those great houses in New York, going out all night and sleeping all day. They don’t have any real pleasure. It’s intercourse with people that I like. Hetty Howland Robinson Green
Hetty, Charles Slack, 2004. (1834-1916). p154-155

Contributions and expenditures both involve core First Amendment expression because they further …

Contributions and expenditures both involve core First Amendment expression because they further the discussion of public issues and debate on the qualifications of candidates integral to the operation of the system of government established by our Constitution. When an individual donates money to a candidate or to a partisan organization, he enhances the donee’s ability to communicate a message and thereby adds to political debate, just as when that individual communicates the message himself. Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in Colorado Republican Campaign Cmte v. F.E.C. 518 U.S. 604 (1996).

G. B. Shaw to William Douglas Home: ‘Go on writing plays, my …

G. B. Shaw to William Douglas Home: ‘Go on writing plays, my boy. One of these days a London producer will go into his office and say to his secretary, `Is there a play from Shaw this morning?’ and when she says `No,’ he will say, `Well, then we’ll have to start on the rubbish.’ And that’s your chance, my boy.’ George Bernard Shaw
Playwright, 1856-1950