Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.

I find it so liberating when other people are rude. It makes me feel mild and lazy and mean.

I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else has got to say.

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking."

[War With Honour, 1940]

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion.

Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking...