Any power is hard to hold, and power misused recoils on the user. Mary Stewart
Merlin. Merlin Trilogy, 1970, p 667
Monthly Archives: June 2023
Uncommon valor was a common virtue. Admiral Nimitz Inscription on Iwo Jima …
Uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Admiral Nimitz
Inscription on Iwo Jima World War II Memorial, Arlington, (Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley, 2000) (Quoting Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 17 March 1945, CINCPAC Communique No. 300)
I like Bill Clinton. Do I think he’s a total idiot? …
I like Bill Clinton. Do I think he’s a total idiot? Yes.
Harold Ickes
Former Clinton White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Time Magazine, January 11, 1999.
Englishmen never will be slaves: they are free to do whatever the …
Englishmen never will be slaves: they are free to do whatever the Government and public opinion allow them to do. George Bernard Shaw
Playwright, 1856-1950
I tremendously admire, and I think we all should, the great work …
I tremendously admire, and I think we all should, the great work done by our commander-in-chief, our president, George Bush. General Wesley K. Clark
January 22, 2002 speech.
It is no use saying, We are doing our best. You have …
It is no use saying, ‘We are doing our best.’ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, British statesman and Prime Minister (1940-1945; 1951-1955) 1874-1965
Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the …
Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA – ordinary citizens don’t need guns, as their having guns doesn’t serve the State.The people never give up their liberty but under some delusion. Sir Edmund Burke, 1784A free people ought..to be armed… George Washington, speech of January 7, 1790 Heinrich Himmler
My concern extends beyond this single legislative moment. My concern extends beyond …
My concern extends beyond this single legislative moment. My concern extends beyond any single group in our society. My concern is for the freedom of all who live in it and for all who will be born into it. It is the general welfare that must be considered now, not just the special appeals for special welfare. This is the time to attend to the liberties of all. Barry Goldwater
Senator Barry Goldwater, June 18, 1964 (1909-1998)
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary …
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. Rene Descartes
Treat the earth well,It was not given to you by your …
Treat the earth well,It was not given to you by your parents,It was loaned to you by your children. Indian Proverb