You’re saying that defense against unlawful use of lethal force makes you dangerous, and therefore justifies the unlawful use of lethal force. That doesn’t make any sense. I can’t try to kill you in your home, get shot by you, then claim that my original murder attempt was justified by your defense against it. Christopher Morton
Either you think – or else others have to think for you and …
Either you think – or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tender is the Night.
The battle of Iwo Jima has been won. Among the Americans who …
The battle of Iwo Jima has been won. Among the Americans who served on Iwo, uncommon valor was a common virtue. Chester W. Nimitz
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 17 March 1945, CINCPAC Communique No. 300
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of …
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. William Jennings Bryan
Cures were developed for which there were no known diseases. E Ronald …
Cures were developed for which there were no known diseases. E Ronald Wilson Reagan
President, Commenting on Congress and the federal budget (1981)
I supported the president when he asked the Congress for authority to …
I supported the president when he asked the Congress for authority to stand up against weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Bill Clinton
May 18, 2003, Tougaloo College commencement
Insurance is like marriage. You pay, pay, pay, and you never get …
Insurance is like marriage. You pay, pay, pay, and you never get anything back. Al Bundy
on ‘Married with Children,’ U.S. television show
I’ve often wondered how some people in positions of this kind … …
I’ve often wondered how some people in positions of this kind … manage without having any acting experience. Ronald Reagan
March 24, 1986, ABC-TV
I own I am not a friend to a very energetic government. …
I own I am not a friend to a very energetic government. it is always oppressive. It places the governors indeed more at their ease, at the expense of the public. Thomas Jefferson
1787
The truth is, all might be free if they valued freedom, and …
The truth is, all might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought. …If therefore a people will not be free; if they have not virtue enough to maintain their liberty against a presumptuous invader, they deserve no pity, and are to be treated with contempt and ignominy. Samuel Adams
(1722-1803) – American revolutionary