The best thing I've learned is if you're going out never go out alone - you leave yourself vulnerable. If you've got someone else there you trust they can say be wary of that person. I probably used to be too trusting of people.
Ironing boards are a classic example of something I find horrible about...
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave...
Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.
