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
Monthly Archives: August 2024
There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in …
There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home. Ken Olson
Ken Olson, president of Digital Equipment Corporation, at the Convention of the World Future Society, 1977
My kids just brought home a beautiful pumpkin, but you know what? …
My kids just brought home a beautiful pumpkin, but you know what? I’m going to return it because it’s a Democratic pumpkin. It has the orange color of John Kerry’s tan, and the roundness of Teddy Kennedy. Arnold Schwarzenegger
October 26, 2004
This inquiry does not imply a disrespect for the state courts but …
This inquiry does not imply a disrespect for the state courts but rather a respect for the constitutionally prescribed role of state legislatures. Supreme Court Justice Rehnquist
Bush v. Gore, December 2000.
Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so. …
Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so. Bertrand Russell
(1872-1970), English mathematician and philosopher
The hallmark of authoritarian systems is the creation of innumerable, indecipherable laws. …
The hallmark of authoritarian systems is the creation of innumerable, indecipherable laws. Such systems make everyone an un-indicted felon and allow for the exercise of arbitrary government power via selective prosecution. Ayn Rand
I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed …
I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever, in religion, in philosophy, in politics or in anything else, where I was capable of thinking for myself. Such an addiction is the last degradation of a free and moral agent. If I could not go to Heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all. Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826)
Liberty is an opportunity for doing good, but this is only so …
Liberty is an opportunity for doing good, but this is only so when it is also an opportunity for doing wrong. F.A. Hayek
Nobel Prize Winner (1899-1992)
I think the Presidency is an institution over which you have temporary …
I think the Presidency is an institution over which you have temporary custody. Ronald Reagan
Time, April 7, 1986
If you want to know what a man’s like, take a …
If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, p525, 2000