Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“I retired from public Business from a thorough Conviction that it was not in my Power to do any Good, and very much disgusted with Measures, which appeared to me inconsistent with common Policy and Justice.” – George Mason
“I retired from public Business from a thorough Conviction that it was not in my Power to do any Good, and very much disgusted with Measures, which appeared to me inconsistent with common Policy and Justice.” – George Mason
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick Henry
“Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.” – James Madison
“Government is ‘a group of people who sell retributive justice to the inhabitants of a limited geographic area at monopolistic prices.’ I think you will find that’s quite precise.” – Robert LeFevre
“A few years ago, users of Internet services began to realize that when an online service is free, you’re not the customer. You’re the product.” – Apple Corporation CEO Tim Cook
“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.” Matthew 6:5-6 (KJV)
“And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Now mine eyes …
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King
“There is no neutral ground in the universe; every square inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counter-claimed by Satan.” – C. S. Lewis
“When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed.” – Robert Heinlein
“The future of human liberty … means the future of civilization.” – Henry Haslitt
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” – Matthew 5:6 (KJV)
“Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. – Judges 5:2-3 (KJV)
“The public wonders ‘Why are you giving all this money to the people who caused this crisis and taking the money from the public assets of the victims?’” – William Greider