If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
Voltaire
(1694-1778)
Category Archives: Quotations Freedom
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a …
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. Henry David Thoreau
We must exercise that conscience to which all the members have alluded, …
We must exercise that conscience to which all the members have alluded, and recognize that when the president faced that moment of truth, in countless occasions, each time he swept it away and caused himself the difficulty that he brings to our chamber here today. George Gekas
Rep. George Gekas, R-Pa. AP, Dec 18, 1998
When someone hits you, you hit them back twice as hard and …
When someone hits you, you hit them back twice as hard and they’ll never do it again. Charles Henry Fletcher Riley
June 11, 1975
Man is not the creature of circumstances; circumstances are the creatures of …
Man is not the creature of circumstances; circumstances are the creatures of men. Benjamin Disraeli
British Prime Minister (1874-1880), author, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1804-1881
Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. …
Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be political. Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, 1976
Your [professors
Your [professors] have thrived in that bubble [of college], free to spout pet theories without worrying about their practicality. There’s a reason that Marxism, which has never worked anywhere in the world, still has a core following in academia. Tucker Carlson
Reader’s Digest, June 2004
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[A politician] is an animal that can sit on a fence while keeping both ears to the ground. H.L. Mencken
How have I loved liberty? With the enthusiasm of religion, with the …
How have I loved liberty? With the enthusiasm of religion, with the rapture of love, with the conviction of geometry. That is how I have always loved liberty. Lafayette
Government is the people’s business and every man, woman and child …
Government is the people’s business and every man, woman and child becomes a shareholder with the first penny of tax paid. Ronald Reagan
January 14, 1982