David M. Friedman > Quotes

“The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.”
― David Friedman

“The Malleus Maleficarum, the definitive guide for witch hunters published in 1486, wrote of a woman who stole dozens of penises, then hid them in a tree where they lived like birds in a nest.”
― David M. Friedman, A Mind of Its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis

“People have argued about God and government for centuries, and still they don't agree. But science, confronts opinion with facts.”
― David M. Friedman, The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever

“Too much light inhibits the activity of the brain", Carrel said. "Surely you've noticed that the world's great civilizations have formed far above the equator, where there is much less direct sunlight than in tropical regions".”
― David M. Friedman, The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever