Category: Quote of the Day

“Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.” – Voltaire

“Make men large and strong and tyranny will bankrupt itself in making shackles for them.” – Rev. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American Abolitionist and Clergyman (Source: Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit, 1887)

“And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to …

“Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her …

“No matter how difficult is seems at the time, it’s easier to do the right thing than spend a lifetime regretting that you didn’t.” – Robert E. Omalley, US Marine Corps, Medal of Honor

“Government is merely a servant – merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.” – Mark Twain

“The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.” – Benjamin Tucker

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” –Ronald Reagan

“Healthcare should be based on consent and private transactions. Medicare, Medicaid, and other government programs should be privatized and marketized. HAS’s and privately operated health insurance are fully legitimate as long as they are consensual. Licensing should be ended as should all healthcare subsidies, taxes, and regulations.” – David J. Theroux

“And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: and when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; and said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath …

“Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmealites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.” – Genesis 37:28 (KJV)

“The greatest analgesic, soporific, stimulant, tranquilizer, narcotic, and to some extent even antibiotic- in short, the closest thing to a genuine panacea- known to medical science is work.” – Thomas Szasz

“Friends we gather round together Holding tight our faith and guns But in this room I feel something greater than ourselves Now listen everyone Arm yourselves for the hammer’s crashing down Arm yourselves all ye citizens Arm yourselves with the ghost of a risen son And lay your armor on There’s no time left, the day has come.” – Jordan Page, excerpted from the lyrics to his song Arm Yourself

“Man, no doubt, owes many other moral duties to his fellow men; such as to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, care for the sick, protect the defenseless, assist the weak, and enlighten the ignorant. But these are simply moral duties, of which each man must be his own judge, in each particular case, as to whether, and how, and how far, he can, or will perform them.” – Lysander Spooner

“Your personal philosophy is more important for you than mine! You are the master of your own life and if you don’t agree with my views, great, define, understand and implement your own. The biggest thing you can do is understand that you are in control of your life and that what you do matters. Those two factors have the greatest impact on individual survival across every demographic you can imagine.” – Jack Spirko of Survival Podcast