Quotables

"The Constitution guarantees a free press. It does not guarantee a fair press." -- Edwin Newman, journalist.

"Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?" -- Chico Marx.

"Who you gonna believe, a demagogue or a daily newspaper?" -- Pug Mahoney, editor.

"Figures don't lie, but liars do figure." -- Mark Twain.

"My head's made up. You can't confuse me with the facts." -- Chester A. Reilly.

"Assumptions make good copy, but seldom good facts." -- Pug Mahoney.

"In your heart, you know he's right." -- Campaign slogan for Barry Goldwater presidential campaign, 1964.

"Better you should vote from your head." -- Dinty Ramble.

"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964.

"Those who would sacrifice a little liberty for more security deserve neither and will lose both." -- Attributed to Benjamin Franklin.

"You can't insult your way to the presidency." -- Jeb Bush to Donald Trump.

But what if he succeeds?

This election campaign is building the elements of a Shakespearean tragedy.

Demagogue devotees of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your sanity.

Belief without thought endangers freedom.