Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2006-02-05 Feb 3, 2006The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.~ Charles-Louis De SecondatA man’s liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that he will be benefited.~ Herbert SpencerSince the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of freedoms of the people by gradual and silent encroachment of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.~ James Madison Feb 2, 2006In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.~ Desiderius ErasmusMany people today don't want honest answers insofar as honest means unpleasant or disturbing. They want a soft answer that turneth away anxiety.~ Louis KronenbergerFor the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.~ Niccolo Machiavelli Feb 1, 2006A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.~ Barry GoldwaterThe real menace of our Republic is the invisible government which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy legs over our cities states and nation. At the head is a small group of banking houses generally referred to as 'international bankers.' This little coterie... run our government for their own selfish ends. It operates under cover of a self-created screen...[and] seizes...our executive officers... legislative bodies... schools... courts... newspapers and every agency created for the public protection.~ John F. HylanThe real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise power from behind the scenes~ Justice Felix Frankfurter Jan 31, 2006The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government of the U.S. since the days of Andrew Jackson. History depicts Andrew Jackson as the last truly honorable and incorruptible American president.~ Franklin D. RooseveltA nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.~ Marcus Tullius CiceroNo truly sophisticated proponent of repression would be stupid enough to shatter the façade of democratic institutions.~ Murray B. Levin Jan 30, 2006When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.~ P. J. O'RourkeBanks lend by creating credit. They create the means of payment out of nothing.~ Ralph M. HawtreyThe blame for [the national debt] lies with the Congress and the President, with Democrats and Republicans alike, most all of whom have been unwilling to make the hard choices or to explain to the American people that there is no such thing as a free lunch.~ Warren Rudman Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print