Mudsill Quotes & Sayings

Good intentions are ubiquitous in politics; what is scarce is accurate beliefs. — Bryan Caplan

There are some lies that, under the right circumstances, are the only truth — Simon Van Booy

Silence can answer the question words may fail to answer. If you want to know what silence can do, keep silence! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Life has a way of turning things around. Those who mourn well know this. As a result, they also live well--with courage and curiosity. — Mari Ruti

We believe people are basically good. We believe everyone has something to contribute. We encourage you to treat others the way that you want to be treated. — Pierre Omidyar

For Southerners, a white skin was the distinguishing badge of mind and intellect. Black skin was the sign that a given people had been providentially designed to serve as menial laborers, as what Hammond called the "mudsill" class necessary to support every society. — David Brion Davis