Congress ha[s] no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American …. The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state government, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people. Tench Coxe
Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788
no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and … ]
Only those who add to my life, not those who devour it, are my market. Only those who produce, not those who consume, can ever be anybody’s market. I deal with the life-givers, not with the cannibals. Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, 1905-1982
Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. Samuel Adams
(1722-1803) – American revolutionary
Woman begins by resisting a man’s advances and ends by blocking his retreat. Oscar Wilde
(1854-1900) British playwright and novelist
We clamor for equality chiefly in matters in which we ourselves cannot hope to attain excellence. To discover what a man truly craves but knows he cannot have we must find the field in which he advocates absolute equality. By this test Communists are frustrated Capitalists. Eric Hoffer
Philosopher 1902-1983
People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income transfer is carried out by government. Cal Thomas
nationally syndicated columnist.
Resist your time–take a foothold outside it.
Lord Acton
British historian and politician (1834-1902)
We have only two sources of information about the character of the people around us: we judge them by what they do and by what they say (particularly the first). Ayn Rand
(1905-1982)
In an attempt to improve his technological image, Vice-President Al Gore unveiled the world’s fastest computer at a White House event on 10/28/98. However, during a campaign trip to a Pittsburgh valve factory, the Vice-President ‘smiled and admitted that he has trouble turning on a computer-let alone using one.’ Al Gore
‘Gore Touts Job-Training Programs at Pittsburgh Factory,’ Associated Press, September 4, 1998
I find it very frustrating that the university advocates diversity, yet, in areas where the university should show that diversity — that is, the area of ideas — there’s so little of it. Yi-Fu Tuan
Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison