Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” – Milton Friedman
“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” – Milton Friedman
“Be [more] concerned about the honor of your colleagues [than your own]; keep your children from meditating [on worthless things]; set them between the knees of sages, and when you pray, know the One before whom you stand.” – Rabbi Eliezer on his deathbed (b.Berachot 28b)
“Of all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the most important.” – Jonathan Edwards
“No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority. “ – Robert Heinlein
“The end of the law is, not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.” – John Locke
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 (KJV)
“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.” Proverbs 15:22(KJV)
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” – C.S. Lewis
“When the government’s boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence.” – Gary Lloyd
“Reformation ends not in contemplation, but in action.” – George Gillespie (Scottish Theologian)
“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” – P.J. O’Rourke
“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 1 Peter 1:13-16 (KJV)
“If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.” Numbers 14:8 (KJV)
“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” – Ronald Reagan