We are told that this is an odious and unpopular tax. I never knew a tax that was not odious and unpopular with the people who paid it.

- John Sherman

It lasted but a year of two, till all the routes were done. The pace so fast that most forgot that climbing could be fun.

- John Sherman

Sometimes the best gear for a climb is a good excuse.

- John Sherman

Then came a bigger fear. Not the threat of imminent injury, but the fear that if I didn't go back up, I would be a chickenshit forever.

- John Sherman

If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and sale of any of the necessarie…

- John Sherman

It's time to stop producing stuff, and start producing fun.

- John Sherman