Czeslaw Milosz (1911–2004) Polish, poet, diplomat, prosaist, writer, and translator
Nobel lecture http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1980/milosz-lecture-en.html (8 December 1980)
R. v. Inhabitants of Darlington (1792), 4 T. R. 800.
Czeslaw Milosz (1911–2004) Polish, poet, diplomat, prosaist, writer, and translator
Nobel lecture http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1980/milosz-lecture-en.html (8 December 1980)
L. Neil Smith (1946) American writer
Zero Aggression Principle ("ZAP"), from "Who is a Libertarian?"
Variant: A libertarian is a person who believes that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being, or to advocate or delegate its initiation. Those who act consistently with this principle are libertarians, whether they realize it or not. Those who fail to act consistently with it are not libertarians, regardless of what they may claim.
“I define UNIX as 30 definitions of regular expressions living under one roof.”
Donald Ervin Knuth Digital Typography
Digital Typography, ch. 33, p. 649 (1999)
Clive Staples Lewis book God in the Dock
"The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment" (1949), p. 292
Similar statements were included in "A Reply to Professor Haldane" (1946) (see above), published posthumously.
God in the Dock (1970)
Howard S. Becker (1928) American sociologist
Source: Art Worlds (1982), p. 245 as quoted in: John Ross Hall, Mary Jo Neitz, Marshall Battani (2003) Sociology On Culture. p. 196.
Roger Scruton (1944–2020) English philosopher
Rivers of Blood http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Rivers_of_Blood BBC2 documentary (8 March 2008)
Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) French actress
Source: My Double Life (1907), Ch. 33 <!-- p. 369 -->
Context: Life is short, even for those who live a long time, and we must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulgence. The rest I look upon as a mere crowd, lively or sad, loyal or corrupt, from whom there is nothing to be expected but fleeting emotions, either pleasant or unpleasant, which leave no trace behind them. We ought to hate very rarely, as it is too fatiguing; remain indifferent to a great deal, forgive often and never forget.