Quote of the Day (Mark Twain, on Murder and Free Speech)

“Murder is forbidden both in form and in fact. Free speech is granted in form, but forbidden in fact. By the common estimate, both are crimes. They're held in deep odium by all civilized people. Murder is sometimes punished, free speech always when committed, which is seldom.”—American novelist and short-story writer Mark Twain (1835-1910), “The Privilege of the Grave," The New Yorker, Dec. 22 and 29, 2008 issue