The difference between Religion and Government is that the politicians have dropped the fable that they rule by divine right. Robert Murray
(1934-)From the book “Decline and Fall of America.
Jurors should acquit, even against the judge’s instruction…if exercising their …
Jurors should acquit, even against the judge’s instruction…if exercising their judgement with discretion and honesty they have a clear conviction the charge of the court is wrong. Alexander Hamilton
1804
My friend has said to me that I am a poor hand …
My friend has said to me that I am a poor hand to quote Scripture. I will try it again, however. It is said in one of the admonitions of the Lord, ‘As your Father in heaven is perfect, be ye also perfect.’ The Savior, I suppose, did not expect any human creature could be perfect as the Father in heaven; but He said, ‘As your Father in heaven is perfect, be ye also perfect.’ He set that up as a standard, and he who did most towards reaching that standard, attained the highest degree of moral perfection. Abraham Lincoln
Speech July 10, 1858 in Chicago on the Declaration of Independence and its celebration. (1809-1865), 16th president of the United States.
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much …
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910)
The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there be no …
The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves. Alan Greenspan
If any state in the Union will declare that it prefers separation … …
If any state in the Union will declare that it prefers separation … to a continuance in the union … I have no hesitation in saying, OLet us separate.’ Thomas Jefferson
Fifteen years after First Inaugural Address, after the New England Federalists attempted to secede
Every increase in the size of government necessitates a decrease in an …
Every increase in the size of government necessitates a decrease in an individualOs freedom. Christian H F Riley
Some ideas are so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them. …
Some ideas are so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them. George Orwell
You can’t reach decisions based on popularity. Donald Blankenship chief executive, …
You can’t reach decisions based on popularity.
Donald Blankenship
chief executive, Massey Energy, Forbes, May 26, 2003
When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in …
When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that an old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had only one before. H.L. Mencken
1925 (1880-1956)