Quotes from J.M.R. Higgs

As the old Russian joke goes, capitalism was the exploitation of man by man, whereas communism was the reverse.

Whatever you believe imprisons you. Convictions create convicts.

Others in the ancient world who denounced usury include Plato, Moses, Muhammad, Aristotle and Buddha. When a line-up like that is in agreement, it is perhaps worth thinking twice about our acceptance of it.

Slackers were not well dressed, because there was no reason to dress smartly. Their uniform was old jeans, Converse trainers and warm, practical lumberjack shirts. They were not career-minded, for there was no reason to pursue the corporate dream. They were seen largely as apathetic, but it was an apathy born of a logical assessment of the options rather than innate laziness.

from that moment in June 1973 I decided to accept the total contradiction that everything from the Big Bang to the end of time is preordained in every sense and that we are totally free to do whatever the fuck we want.

and they had the suitcase with them. Come on, we're going to do it now, said Drummond. Reid asked why. There's just a time when you instinctively know it is right, Cauty replied. The plan had been to get up early on the morning of

To fathom hell or soar angelic/Just take a pinch of psychedelic.

I had lost my respect for rationality long ago. The intellect is not the tool for discerning the future, it never has been and it never will be. It ranks somewhere behind random guessing and answering every question with the statement 'It'll be fine.

Greer recognised that the direction the sexual revolution was taking was not in the interests of women. "Sex must be rescued from the traffic between powerful and powerless, masterful and mastered, sexual and neutral, to become a form of communication between potent, gentle, tender people," she wrote.

The sorry plight of the upper class is something that is all too often ignored in the defence of the British monarchy.

Most people can be relied on to humour the upper class in social situations but it is not always easy, especially when they start discussing their value system.

We can tell this story without the help of the Devil, if it makes you more comfortable. Consider the story of the Greek Titan Prometheus. Prometheus stole fire from the Gods and gave it to mankind. As a punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock and he had his liver eaten out by a giant eagle. Then the liver grew back, and the eagle feasted again. In this way Prometheus was tortured for eternity. All of which illustrates a profound truth, which is that Gods are bastards.

If it makes it any easier, this author can assure you that there will be no other appearances in this story by giant invisible rabbit spirits.

You cannot understand a man's actions unless you understand his beliefs.

There was no such thing as a straight line until mathematicians invented one.