The Lee™

"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness" - John Kenneth Galbraith

"I'm not sad that he died. I'm sad that the person I thought he was never really lived." - Steve Shives

Today is officially Iron Sheik Day!

"I'm mean because other people don't read" - Anthony Jeselnik

"Why do I watch WrestleMania? My answer is the poet must not avert his eyes from what's going on in the world. In order to understand what's going on, you have to face it." - Werner Herzog

"The brave, when angered, draw their blades against those who are stronger. The cowardly, when angered, draw their blades against those who are weaker". - Lu Xun

I'm not loyal to any government or flag. I'm loyal to my principles and ideals.

Text saying nazi lives don't matter, over Elon Musk performing a nazi salute

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command". - George Orwell, 1984

What if you found out Area 51 actually had aliens, but they were just testing cosmetics on them?

"Violence never solved anything is a statement uttered by cowards and predators" - Luigi Mangione

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time". - Maya Angelou

If I were not Lee, I would wish to be Diogenes.

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect". - Francis M. Wilhoit

"A riot is the language of the unheard" - Martin Luther King Jr.

Those who build their lives around fake appeals to authority meltdown when they find out they can't pull macho hierarchy bullshit on you.

Mi duele el culo.

The Loch Ness Monster is just the ghost of a plesiosaur.

Living in a warehouse loft with my platonic life partner and solving crimes is all I've ever wanted.

No fate is so immovable that we cannot change it.

Someone’s true nature is seen when they feel there are no consequences. Someone's true character is seen when those consequences show up.

Ad Astra Per Aspera

There is no liberty when there is no sense of community or shared responsibilities.

"Science progresses one funeral at a time". - Paraphrased from Max Planck.

"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing." - Robert E. Howard

Being famous doesn't mean you're successful. Being anonymous doesn't mean you're a failure. It's not what you take with you, but the impression you leave on this planet, and the people you meet.

Never sell for a mark.

If you can't carry it, it's a burden, and if it can be easily replaced, it's not worth regret.