I am tired of this thing called science…. We have spent millions in that sort of thing for the last few years, and it is time it should be stopped. Simon Cameron
Simon Cameron, U. S. Senator from Pennsylvania, demanding that funding end for the Smithsonian Institution, 1861
At a time when our lordly Masters in Great Britain will be …
At a time when our lordly Masters in Great Britain will be satisfied with nothing less than the deprecation of American freedom…[it is necessary to] maintain the liberty which we have derived from our ancestors. That no man should scruple, or hesitate a moment to use arms in defense of so valuable a blessing…is clearly my opinion. George Washington
In the late 1760s.
Journalism is a kind of profession, or craft, or racket, for people …
Journalism is a kind of profession, or craft, or racket, for people who never wanted to grow up and go out into the real world. Harry Reasoner
If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a …
If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. Anatole France
1844-1924
Freedom in economic arrangements is itself a component of freedom broadly understood, …
Freedom in economic arrangements is itself a component of freedom broadly understood, so economic freedom is an end in itself…Economic freedom is also an indispensable means toward the achievement of political freedom. Milton Friedman
Nobel Prize-winning economist (1912-2006), Capitalism and Freedom (1962), ch. 1
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, …
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Stephen Vizinczey
No, it would not. I think that it would depend on who …
No, it would not. I think that it would depend on who the person was, of course. But do I believe that someone can have an understanding of our Constitution [and] a true spirit of tolerance without affirming a particular and specialized belief in God? Yes, I do. I think that is incumbent upon anyone who affirms a respect for tolerance. Al Gore
Asked whether it would bother him if an atheist became president. Newsweek January 31, 2000.
I believe in the American Dream because I’ve seen it come …
I believe in the American Dream because I’ve seen it come true. It is sad to lose, but the greatest sadness is to travel through life not knowing either victory or defeat. Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon, 1990
We don’t have the technology or the brute force capability to …
We don’t have the technology or the brute force capability to get this [encrypted] information. Louis J. Freeh
Louis J. Freeh, Director, United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, June 26, 1997, before the U.S. House of Representatives on FBI encryption. One year later a *private* organization cracked the government sponsored DES in less than 3 days. Freeh was either (1) misinformed, (2) misled, or (3) misleading people. [See Cracking DES, Electronic Frontier Foundation].
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you …
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy in his Inaugural Address in 1962, echoing a Memorial Day, 1884 address made by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., one who had fought in the Civil War.