Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2002-06-19 Jun 19, 2002The concept of military necessity is seductively broad, and has a dangerous plasticity. Because they invariably have the visage of overriding importance, there is always a temptation to invoke security "necessities" to justify an encroachment upon civil liberties. For that reason, the military-security argument must be approached with a healthy skepticism.~ Justice William J. Brennan Jun 18, 2002The danger to which the success of revolutions is most exposed, is that of attempting them before the principles on which they proceed, and the advantages to result from them, are sufficiently seen and understood.~ Thomas PaineThose who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.~ Benjamin Franklin Jun 17, 2002The real freedom of any individual can always be measured by the amount of responsibility which he must assume for his own welfare and security.~ Robert WelchWe have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice -- that is, until we have stopped saying, "It got lost," and say, "I lost it.~ Sydney J. HarrisThe human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.~ Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi Jun 14, 2002Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first.~ Mark TwainTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.~ Mark Twain Jun 13, 2002Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.~ Bruce LeeDon't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print