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Category Archives: Quotations Freedom
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free …
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
United States Constitution, Amendment II
Patrick Henry in Richmond: [taking the demeanor of a chained slave
Patrick Henry in Richmond:[taking the demeanor of a chained slave] ‘Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it almighty God!’ (standing up and throwing his arms out, the freed slave) ‘I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!’ The audience was stunned in silence for minutes; then, a soldier, who was outside and had listened from behind a window, sighed and broke the silence: ‘Oh, may I be buried here!’ Patrick Henry
[That speech finally convinced the Americans to openly and on *principle* fight the Tyranny of Britain. Of course, the soldier was later buried there.]
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The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important …
The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security. As the former periods will probably bear a small proportion to the latter, the State governments will here enjoy another advantage over the federal government. The more adequate, indeed, the federal powers may be rendered to the national defense, the less frequent will be those scenes of danger which might favor their ascendancy over the governments of the particular States. James Madison
Federalist Papers #45
What’s on your mind, if you will allow the overstatement? Fred …
What’s on your mind, if you will allow the overstatement?
Fred Allen
US entertainer and radio comedian (1894-1956)
Most fools think they are only ignorant. Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790…
Most fools think they are only ignorant.
Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790
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Government is always and everywhere a rich man’s business. The poor have never played a role in the administration of the State, except insofar as they are used by elites as a cover. In fact, the emergence of the State itself grows out of the successful cartelization of one sector of elites against all its competitors. So of course these same elites rule on behalf of themselves. In the whole history of humanity, there is only one means by which the class of the poor have successfully converted their lot into something higher, and that is capitalism. Llewellyn Rockwell
Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as …
Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twiceas much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. H.L. Mencken
(1880-1956)
Freedom seems to have unleashed the creative energies of the people — and …
Freedom seems to have unleashed the creative energies of the people — and leads to ever higher levels of income and social progress.
United Nations report
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. Calvin Coolidge …
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. Calvin Coolidge
Attributed to Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (1923-1929) 1872-1933