Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2005-07-26 Jul 26, 2005To die for an idea: it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true.~ H. L. MenckenPopular 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. KennanYe shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.~ Aldous Huxley Jul 25, 2005The battle for the world is the battle for definitions.~ Thomas SzaszWe are getting into semantics again. If we use words, there is a very grave danger they will be misinterpreted.~ H. R. HaldemanThat's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude.~ Alexander HaigIt depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is.~ Bill Clinton Jul 22, 2005When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.~ Edmund BurkeDo not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others.~ Marcus Tullius CiceroThe bad thing of war is, that it makes more evil people than it can take away.~ Immanuel Kant Jul 21, 2005Under every government the [last] resort of the people, is an appeal to the sword; whether to defend themselves against the open attacks of a foreign enemy, or to check the insidious encroachments of domestic foes. Whenever a people ... entrust the defence of their country to a regular, standing army, composed of mercenaries, the power of that country will remain under the direction of the most wealthy citizens.~ A FramerIf it be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would be, An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws.~ Alexander HamiltonI never liked the atmosphere of Washington. I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders were spending most of their time, thought and energy in trying to get into office, or in trying to stay there after they were in.~ Booker T. Washington Jul 20, 2005The busybodies have begun to infect American society with a nasty intolerance -- a zeal to police the private lives of others and hammer them into standard forms -- A Nation of Finger Pointers.~ Lance MorrowI heartily accept the motto, that government is best which governs least ... Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which I also believe, that government is best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have.~ Henry David ThoreauGovernment is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.~ Ronald Reagan Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print