Goldsmith’s Law
Oliver Goldsmith
Silence gives consent.
Russell’s Conclusion
Bertrand Russell
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatsoever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed, in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.
Schiller’s Dictum
Friedrich von Schiller
Anyone taken as an individual is tolerably sensible and reasonable - as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.
Whitton’s Law
Charlotte Whitton
Whatever women do, they must do it twice as well as men to be thought half as good.
Emerson’s Insight
Ralph Waldo Emerson
That which we call sin in others is experimentation for us.
Liddle’s Law of Corporate Bigotry
Rod Liddle
The more politically correct an organisation, the more likely it is to be staffed at the top exclusively by self-flagellating white liberals.
