Contradictions I Have Known

Premise: “Everybody is the same. No one individual is better than another.”

Premise held by the same person, with the same intensity: “The little guy matters most. I like the little guy.”

Premise: “What people do in their own homes, especially bedrooms, is their own damn business.”

Premise held by the same person, with the same intensity: “There ought to be a law to make people … “

Premise: “The death penalty is obscene and punishments for criminals are way too harsh. And don’t get me started on how we torture alleged terrorists!”

Premise held by the same person, with the same intensity: “That SOB stole my wallet. Throw the book at him!”