Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2004-01-15 Jan 15, 2004The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.The nation is sick; trouble is in the land, confusion all around...But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. And I see God working in this period of the twentieth century. Something is happening in our world. The masses of people are rising up. And wherever they are assembled today, whether they are in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana; New York City; Atlanta, Georgia; Jackson, Mississippi; or Memphis, Tennessee, the cry is always the same: 'We want to be free.'~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jan 14, 2004The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own.~ Sir Richard Francis BurtonAmericans are so enamored of equality, they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.~ Alexis de TocquevilleThe mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God.~ Thomas Jefferson Jan 13, 2004But as the plan of the [Constitutional] convention aims only at a partial union or consolidation, the State governments would clearly retain all the rights of sovereignty which they before had, and which were not, by that act, EXCLUSIVELY delegated to the United States.~ Alexander HamiltonWhat this country needs are more unemployed politicians.~ Edward LangleyFreedom has never been free. Sometimes it costs everything you've got.~ Eric SchaubThe problem with political jokes is they get elected.~ Henry Cate VII Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print