Of this much I am certain: the Marines are not too soft to fight. More than three thousand of them are by this time assaulting pillboxes full of the loathsome bugs, digging them out. Robert Sherrod
On Tarawaw, November 20, 1943
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If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would …
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. H. L. Mencken
When the United States was founded, only 3 crimes were Federal Crimes. …
When the United States was founded, only 3 crimes were Federal Crimes. Today over 3000 are, including: transporting false teeth across state lines without the approval of a local dentist.
Forbes, March 15, 1993
As between the fire and the fire brigade one cannot be neutral. …
As between the fire and the fire brigade one cannot be neutral. Winston Churchill
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[It is neither the purpose nor the right of Congress to] attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty require. William Giles
In 1796, on the floor of the House of Representatives, of Virginia condemning a relief measure for fire victims
But money demands of you the highest virtues if you wish to …
But money demands of you the highest virtues
if you wish to make it or to keep it. Men who have no courage pride
This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were …
This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religions in it. John Adams
1735-1826, American diplomat and 2nd President of the United States from 1797-1801
The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man’s …
The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man’s rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence….The only proper functions of a government are: the police, to protect you from criminals; the army, to protect you from foreign invaders; and the courts, to protect your property and contracts from breach or fraud by others, and to settle disputes by rational rules, according to objective law. Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged, 1957