There was a time when empires were defined by land mass, subjugated peoples, and military might. But the United States is unique because we are an empire of ideals. For two hundred years we have been set apart by our faith in the ideals of democracy, of free men and free markets, and of the extraordinary possibilities that lie within seemingly ordinary men and women. We believe that no power of government is as formidable a force for good as the creativity and entrepreneurial drive of the American people. Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, 1992 Republican Convention
Category Archives: Quotations Freedom
I feel financially raped. Rhonda Friedman Regarding paying alimony to her ex-…
I feel financially raped.
Rhonda Friedman
Regarding paying alimony to her ex-husband, Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2008.
The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is …
The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby. Natalie Wood
MR. RUSSERT: Senator, what did you think of the 1996 Clinton-Gore …
MR. RUSSERT: Senator, what did you think of the 1996 Clinton-Gore campaign’s approach to fund-raising? MR. BRADLEY: I thought that a lot of people in politics were embarrassed by it, quite frankly. I think Republicans and Democrats were disgraceful in that fund-raising program in 1996. Now, I think Al had the right point. … And what I learned is that you’ve had seven years to actually do something on campaign-finance reform, and nothing has happened. I remember visiting the White House in 1993, Democratic Congress, both Senate and House, and urging the president to act on campaign-finance reform. Now, I don’t know if you were in the loop or not, but the fact of the matter is that no action took place. And when we say what we… VICE PRES. GORE: Because all the Republicans voted against it. MR. BRADLEY: …what we need to do… VICE PRES. GORE: And they controlled the Senate. MR. BRADLEY: …what we – where was the effort made, Al, in 1993? VICE PRES. GORE: We got every single Democratic senator to vote for it. Al Gore
Stating that the Republicans control the Senate in 1993, which is obviously untrue. From Meet the Press 12/19/99
The UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that everyone …
The UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, except as may be subject to such limitations as are prescribed by law.Article 19 establishes the right to freedom of expression, except as prescribed by law,Article 21 establishes the right to peaceful assembly, except as prescribed by law.Article 22 establishes the right to freedom of association, except as prescribed by law.As is clearly evident, all these supposed ‘rights and freedoms’ which, according to the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, are irrevocable by government, ***are now rights and freedoms dispensed and controlled*** by a central government called the UN.So much for an ‘inalienable right’.
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[T]he removal of trade restrictions throughout the world would do more for the cause of universal peace than can any political union of peoples separated by trade barriers. Frank Chodorov
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice …
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. Yogi Berra
We’re doing what’s right today. Steve Jobs …
We’re doing what’s right today.
Steve Jobs
It should be noted that while the State is the sort of …
It should be noted that while the State is the sort of institution which performs small tasks badly, it performs large tasks badly also. Robert Anton Wilson
We’re going to pick up Senate seats as a result of …
We’re going to pick up Senate seats as a result of this war [in 2008]. Sen. Schumer has shown me numbers that are compelling and astounding. Senator Harry Reid
On the meaning of the Iraq War to the Democrat Party, April 13, 2007