If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free. P.J. O’Rourke
1993 (1947- )
I don’t like being called the New Right; I’m an …
I don’t like being called the New Right; I’m an old, old son-of-a-bitch. I’m a conservative. Barry Goldwater
1992, Senator Barry Goldwater, (1909-1998)
In 26 states, competency tests for teachers require only minimum standards. Answering …
In 26 states, competency tests for teachers require only minimum standards. Answering 47 out of 104 questions correctly is considered a passing grade, even though no self-respecting teacher would pass a student who answered less than 50% of the questions on an exam correctly… From 1960 to 1980 the number of teachers grew by 57% but the number of principals and supervisors increased by 79%… the number of non-teaching staffers shot up by nearly 500%… for every 100 teachers in California there are 106 ‘non- teaching’ employees… the New York City Board of Education’s high school division decided to track every dollar of the $1.4B… spent in 1988-89… found that the city spent $6107/student, well above the national average, but non-class-room services ate up an astounding $4135 of that. Charles Colson & Jack Eckerd
Charles Colson & Jack Eckerd _Why America Doesn’t Work_
In Greece & Rome the rich and poor, the creditors and debtors, as …
In Greece & Rome the rich and poor, the creditors and debtors, as well as the patricians and plebeians alternately oppressed each other with equal unmercifulness. James Madison
James Madison June 6, 1787 (1751-1836)
Yes, the president should resign. He has lied to the American people, …
Yes, the president should resign. He has lied to the American people, time and time again, and betrayed their trust. He is no longer an effective leader. Since he has admitted guilt, there is no reason to put the American people through an impeachment. He will serve absolutely no purpose in finishing out his term; the only possible solution is for the President to save some dignity and resign. William Jefferson Clinton
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 1974
If all that Americans want is security, they can go to prison. …
If all that Americans want is security, they can go to prison. They’ll have enough to eat, a bed and a roof over their heads. But if an American wants to preserve his dignity and his equality as a human being, he must not bow his neck to any dictatorial government. Dwight D. Eisenhower
1949 (34th President of the United States, 1890-1969)
What’s the big deal? President Clinton did it. Unidentified Williamsburg Va. …
What’s the big deal? President Clinton did it.
Unidentified Williamsburg Va. Middle School girl
Responding to her parents’ concerns about an outbreak of oral sex at the school. (http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-07/08/216l-070899-idx.html)
It’s more the way it is now than it’s ever …
It’s more the way it is now than it’s ever been.
William Gibson
Pattern Recognition, 2003 p 180, quoting Dwight David Eisenhower
Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving the citizen as …
Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner. James Fenimore Cooper
American novelist 1789-1851
Politicians never accuse you of greed for wanting other people’s money — …
Politicians never accuse you of ‘greed’ for wanting other people’s money — only for wanting to keep your own money. Joseph Sobran
(1946- ) American writer and editor. Formerly senior editor at National Review.