“We are living in a world in which nobody is free, in which hardly anybody is secure, in which it is almost impossible to be honest and to remain alive.” ~ George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier
“In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.” ~ Hunter S. Thompson
“Adam was but human — this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple’s sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden.” – Mark Twain, Pudd’nhead Wilson