The jury has the power to bring a verdict in the teeth of both the law and the facts. Oliver Wendell Holmes
1920. Supreme Court Justice.
Monthly Archives: December 2025
The people never give up their liberty but under some delusion. Edmund …
The people never give up their liberty but under some delusion. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke, 1784 (1729-1797)
Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but Democrats believe …
Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. Ronald Reagan
The New York Times, October 10, 1984
The specter of an ignorant or indifferent populace has long haunted democracy. …
The specter of an ignorant or indifferent populace has long haunted democracy. Montesquieu
1748
The markets love Republicans not for what they do, but for what …
The markets love Republicans not for what they do, but for what they don’t do. They don’t nationalize the health care system, they don’t erect new protectionist barriers. Arthur Laffer
Economist, July 1998 Reason
Men fear thought more than they fear anything else on earth… Bertrand …
Men fear thought more than they fear anything else on earth… Bertrand Russell
Liberty is N and has always been N the properly defined exercise …
Liberty is N and has always been N the properly defined exercise of freedom that does not violate the rights of others. Your right to liberty is not violated by restrictions on your freedom to rape and murder, because you have no such right in the first place. Randy E. Barnett
The most dangerous person on earth is the arrogant intellectual who lacks …
The most dangerous person on earth is the arrogant intellectual who lacks the humility necessary to see that society needs no masters and cannot be planned from the top down. Friedrich von Hayek
There’s no greater social program than a job, an opportunity. Dan …
There’s no greater social program than a job, an opportunity. Dan Quayle
Dan Quayle, David Frost Show, September 24, 1992
Political tags such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and …
Political tags such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. Robert A. Heinlein