Quote of the Day for 2015-11-19

"When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest."

— William Hazlitt (1778-1830) "On The Spirit of Controversy," London Weekly Review, January 1830

Joseph Barham and Ariel Owens walk arm-in-arm after getting married at the San Francisco City Hall (April 2015) (Photograph by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Quote of the Day for 2015-10-02

"Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand stout country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse."

— William Hazlitt (1778-1830) "On Prejudice," Sketches and Essays

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Quote of the Day for 2015-09-04

"Violent antipathies are always suspicious, and betray a secret affinity"

— William Hazlitt (1778-1830) "On Vulgarity and Affectation," Table-Talk, volume 1

Mary McCarthy and Lillian Hellman