James J. Johnson

“…he who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived.”
― Machiavelli Niccolo, The Prince

“In 1969, there were 502 convictions for tax fraud. Such cases, called “white-collar crimes,” usually involve people with a good deal of money. Of those convicted, 20 percent ended up in jail. The fraud averaged $190,000 per case; their sentences averaged seven months. That same year, for burglary and auto theft (crimes of the poor) 60 percent ended up in prison. The auto thefts averaged $992; the sentences averaged eighteen months. The burglaries averaged $321; the sentences averaged thirty-three months.”
― Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States

“The United States government had signed more than four hundred treaties with Indians and violated every single one.”
― Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States

“What is a man cast out of the kingdom of men?”
― Eve Ensler, The Apology