Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“When the government fears the people, it is liberty. When the people fear the government, it is tyranny.” – Thomas Paine
“When the government fears the people, it is liberty. When the people fear the government, it is tyranny.” – Thomas Paine
“A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.” – Camille Paglia
“War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.” – George Orwell
“So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.” Matthew 1:17 (KJV)
“He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” Isaiah 40:29 (KJV)
“When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.” – P.J. O’Rourke
“People had more than they needed. We had no idea what was precious and what wasn’t. We threw away things people kill each other for now.” – Denzel Washington as Eli, in “The Book of Eli”. (Screenplay by Gary Whitta.)
“From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.” – Robert Nozick
“The positive testimony of history is that the State invariably had its origin in conquest and confiscation. No primitive State known to history originated in any other manner. “ – Albert Jay Nock
“How can we account for our present situation unless we believe that men HIGH in our government are concentrating to deliver us to disaster?” – Senator Joseph McCarthy
“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. …
“For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.” Isaiah 54:7-8 (KJV)
“The right of the people to keep and bear arms is an extension of the natural right to self-defense and a hallmark of personal sovereignty. It is specifically insulated from governmental interference by the Constitution and has historically been the linchpin of resistance to tyranny.” – Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
“All taxation is the funding of government programs by force with threat of being taken to jail or even a summary execution – i.e. the eventual midnight SWAT raid which will surely come if anyone does not pay those taxes and refuses court orders, et cetera. So here is the rub for the Liberal Mind: You want to fund your ‘compassion’ with my tax dollars, and if I don’t agree, then you want to send men with guns to my house to either take me away, or kill me (and possibly my wife and children and certainly our dog), right …
“Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.” – Arnold Toynbee