Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2002-10-21 Oct 21, 2002Government 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 Oct 18, 2002The 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 Oct 17, 2002I 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 Oct 16, 2002After 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 Oct 15, 2002A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie.~ Vladimir Ilyich LeninAll our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person, and long ago we were over and done with the business of a hero, and here it comes up again: the glorification of one personality. This is not good at all.~ Vladimir Ilyich LeninOne of the basic conditions for the victory of socialism is the arming of the workers (Communist) and the disarming of the bourgeoisie (the middle class).~ Vladimir Ilyich LeninOnly an armed people can be the real bulwark of popular liberty.~ Vladimir Ilyich LeninIf the opposition (citizen) disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.~ Josef StalinGentlemen, comrades, do not be concerned about all you hear about Glasnost and Perestroika and democracy in the coming years. They are primarily for outward consumption. There will be no significant internal changes in the Soviet Union, other than for cosmetic purposes. Our purpose is to disarm the Americans and let them fall asleep. ~ Mikhail Gorbachev Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print