Liberal Political Philosophy Pillows

John Stuart Mill

"I love this place—its food, its ambience, and its political goals."

"I don't like the looks of that!"

The devil you know and his plus one

"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from restless dreams, transformed into a monstrous vermin, he thought to himself: never again bourbon and tequila in the same night, and this time, I mean it."

"I never subscribed to Hobbes' state of nature theory until the night we left the kids without a sitter."

'No thanks, I don't drink when I'm driving home a point about investing.'

'Sorry, Marx, but your writing ability doesn't meet our needs.'

"My feeling is that while we should have the deepest respect for reality, we should not let it control our lives."

'Are you sure about that? -- It sounds more like Ayn Rand than Buddha.'

"I devote most of my time to defending the bastions of culture."

"These 'ordinary working class' types, I think my scout at Oxford must have been one."

Labour moderates rallying cry.

"I have to admit Dick Cheney makes a strong argument for torture. But I still think torturing him would be wrong."

'Before you go, introduce yourself, so that I know who you were...'

'The following program contains scenes that may not be appropriate for Neoconservatives.'

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.

Please be seated. A jack booted government thug will be with you shortly.

"Hitler Stalin pact in the Arabian jackal desert"

Restrictive Abortion Laws

"You are a Democracy! You are free! The sky is the limit!"

"Last time I saw you, you were just a baby."

Political Analysis

Club insecurity.

'Do you want to be red Tory or blue Labour?'

'I might even change my views on genetics research if scientists could genetically engineer supreme court appointees!'

"Things will get bad... then there will be an election... then things will get worse."

"Experimental 'no government' zone next 200 miles—by order of Trump!"

'Let's see what Plato has to say about this!'

Documentation Please

A panhandler with a sign that reads "From each according to his ability…. To each according to his need."

Vote For Me: The winning over of voters.

"It's all good – but some of it is better."