We clamor for equality chiefly in matters in which we ourselves cannot hope to attain excellence. To discover what a man truly craves but knows he cannot have we must find the field in which he advocates absolute equality. By this test Communists are frustrated Capitalists. Eric Hoffer
Philosopher 1902-1983
Monthly Archives: September 2024
People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. …
People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income transfer is carried out by government. Cal Thomas
nationally syndicated columnist.
Resist your time–take a foothold outside it. Lord Acton British historian …
Resist your time–take a foothold outside it.
Lord Acton
British historian and politician (1834-1902)
We have only two sources of information about the character of the …
We have only two sources of information about the character of the people around us: we judge them by what they do and by what they say (particularly the first). Ayn Rand
(1905-1982)
In an attempt to improve his technological image, Vice-President Al Gore …
In an attempt to improve his technological image, Vice-President Al Gore unveiled the world’s fastest computer at a White House event on 10/28/98. However, during a campaign trip to a Pittsburgh valve factory, the Vice-President ‘smiled and admitted that he has trouble turning on a computer-let alone using one.’ Al Gore
‘Gore Touts Job-Training Programs at Pittsburgh Factory,’ Associated Press, September 4, 1998
I find it very frustrating that the university advocates diversity, yet, in …
I find it very frustrating that the university advocates diversity, yet, in areas where the university should show that diversity — that is, the area of ideas — there’s so little of it. Yi-Fu Tuan
Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Observe…the intellectual precision of the Founding Fathers: they spoke of the …
Observe…the intellectual precision of the Founding Fathers: they spoke of the right to *the pursuit* of happiness — *not* of the right *to* happiness. It means that a man has the right to take the actions he deems necessary to achieve his happiness; it does NOT mean that others must make him happy. Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand, 1905-1982
Movies are written in sand: applauded today, forgotten tomorrow. D.W. Griffith …
Movies are written in sand: applauded today, forgotten tomorrow. D.W. Griffith
American filmmaking pioneer (1875-1948)