The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally stake, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people. George Washington
1732-1799. (Investor’s Business Daily, November, 3, 1998)
President: We didn’t see this [asteroid
President: We didn’t see this [asteroid] coming?Dan Truman: Well, our object collision budget’s a million dollars. That allows us to track about 3% of the sky, and begging your pardon sir, but it’s a big-ass sky. Armageddon
1998
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Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with …
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. Will Rogers
Will Rogers (1879-1935)
The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not …
The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand. Frank Herbert
You can have your lord, you can have your king, but the …
You can have your lord, you can have your king, but the one to fear is your tax collector. Unknown
An unknown ‘columnist’ carved this on a stone tablet, in approximately 4,000 BC. Reported in Barron’s, June 20, 1997
E I believe that most of us reporters are liberal… Walter Cronkite …
E I believe that most of us reporters are liberal…
Walter Cronkite
The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday August 10, 2003
The privileges and immunities designated are those which of [natural and inalienable
The privileges and immunities designated are those which of [natural and inalienable] right belong to the citizens of all free governments. Clearly among these must be place the right to pursue lawful employment in a lawful manner, without other restraint than such as equally affects all persons. Mr. Justice Stephen Field
Justice Stephen Field: Shaping Liberty from the Gold Rush to the Gilded Age, by Paul Kens. University Press of Kansas, 1997.
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In all things it is a good idea to hang a question …
In all things it is a good idea to hang a question mark now and then on the things we have taken for granted. Bertrand Russell
(1872-1970), English mathematician and philosopher
You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, …
You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be! J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, p 708, 2000
Thus for the American Conservative, there is no difficulty in identifying the …
Thus for the American Conservative, there is no difficulty in identifying the day’s overriding political challenge: it is to preserve and extend freedom. As he surveys the various attitudes and institutions and laws that currently prevail in America, many questions will occur to him, but the Conservative’s first concern will always be: Are we maximizing freedom? Barry Goldwater
Senator Barry Goldwater, The Conscience of a Conservative (1909-1998)