The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“When a great genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.” – Jonathan Swift
“When a great genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.” – Jonathan Swift
“Privacy is dead, and social media holds the smoking gun.” – Pete Cashmore, Founder and CEO of Mashable
“Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.” – H. L. Mencken
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there …
“Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. For thus saith the Lord God; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, …
“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size.” – Ronald Reagan
“As I read the Second Amendment, it doesn’t say the right to bear arms shall not be infringed unless the gun has scary features.” – Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio
“Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.” – Mohandas Gandhi
“If God doesn’t judge America, he owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.” – Ruth (Bell) Graham, the wife of Rev. Billy Graham
“When a people, by their sin, make themselves as loathsome carcasses, nothing can be expected but that God should send enemies to destroy them.” – Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Matthew 24:7
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and …
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the …
“The most urgent necessity is, not that the State should teach, but that it should allow education. All monopolies are detestable, but the worst of all is the monopoly of education.” – Frederic Bastiat
“For even the very wise cannot see all ends.” – Gandalf the Grey, in J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of The Rings
“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.” – Robert A. Heinlein