You’re saying that defense against unlawful use of lethal force makes you dangerous, and therefore justifies the unlawful use of lethal force. That doesn’t make any sense. I can’t try to kill you in your home, get shot by you, then claim that my original murder attempt was justified by your defense against it. Christopher Morton
It is not the return on my investment that I am concerned …
It is not the return on my investment that I am concerned about; it is the return of my investment. Will Rogers
If three presents were good enough for Jesus, they’re good enough …
If three presents were good enough for Jesus, they’re good enough for you. Jennifer Johnston
To her 10 year old daughter, when asking why they only got three presents.
The usual road to slavery is that first they take away your …
The usual road to slavery is that first they take away your guns, then they take away your property, then last of all they tell you to shut up and say you are enjoying it. James A. Donald
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason …
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common. John Locke
John Locke (1632-1704)
You can never know everything, and part of what you know is …
You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway. Robert Jordan
Winter’s Heart, 2000, p 600
I heartily acccept the motto — ‘That government is best which governs least’: …
I heartily acccept the motto — ‘That government is best which governs least’: and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which I also believe — ‘That government is best which governs not at all’: and when men are really for it that is the kind of government that they will have. Henry David Thoreau
(1817-1862)
The law: It has honored us; may we honor it. Daniel Webster …
The law: It has honored us; may we honor it.
Daniel Webster
Toast at the Charleston Bar Dinner, May 10, 1847. Vol. ii. p. 394. 1782-1852
Taking money from some, extracting it by force, to give to others …
Taking money from some, extracting it by force, to give to others is just plain theft. David Kelley
Executive Director Institute for Objectivist Studies, Investor’s Business Daily, April 1998
When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. …
When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. Take the reasonof the thing into your mind, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessonsof wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. Phyllis Bottome
1884-1963, Novelist and Lecturer