Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2001-03-20 Mar 20, 2001The soft-minded man always fears change. He feels security in the status quo, and he has an almost morbid fear of the new. For him, the greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.The last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.~ Viktor FranklPrejudice rarely survives experience.~ Eve Zibart Mar 19, 2001Government should allow persons to engage in whatever conduct they want to, no matter how deviant or abnormal it may be, so long as (a) they know what they are doing, (b) they consent to it, and (c) no one -- at least no one other than the participants -- is harmed by it.~ Hugo Adam BedauHere the great art lies, to discern in what the law is to bid restraint and punishment, and in what things persuasion only is to work.~ John Milton Mar 16, 2001The pen is mightier than the sword.~ Edward Bulwer-LyttonPut up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish by the sword.~ Jesus of Nazareth Mar 15, 2001I am one who believes that as a first step the U.S. should move expeditiously to disarm the civilian population, other than police and security officers, of all handguns, pistols and revolvers ...no one should have a right to anonymous ownership or use of a gun.~ Prof. Dean MorrisPopular revolt against a ruthless, experienced modern dictatorship, which enjoys a monopoly over weapons and communications, ... is simply not a possibility in the modern age.~ George F. Kennan Mar 14, 2001After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.~ William S. BurroughsBanning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe.~ Dianne Feinstein Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print