“I know that [there is] no good in them, but for [a man] to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it [is] the gift of God.” – Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 (KJV)
"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." – James Madison
“So teach [us] to number our days, that we may apply [our] hearts unto wisdom..” – Psalm 90:12 (KJV)
"There is no country in the world where so many provisions are established for them; so many hospitals to receive them when they are sick or lame, founded and maintained by voluntary charities; so many alms-houses for the aged of both sexes, together with a solemn general law made by the rich to subject their estates to a heavy tax for the support of the poor. Under all these obligations, Are our poor, modest humble and thankful? And do they use their best endeavors to maintain themselves, and lighten our shoulders of this burden? On the contrary, I affirm that …
"Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist." – Kenneth Boulding
"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories." – Thomas Jefferson
“What the mainstream media publishes is not news, its 24×7 psy-op infotainment.” – A ChrisMartenson.com subscriber’s post
“A Governments purpose is to serve those individuals from whom Government receives its authority; it has no other purpose.” – Jerry Ahern, Chapter 1 of “No Survivors”
Describing the current economic crisis and why no nation can print its way into prosperity: “If debt and money printing equaled prosperity then Zimbabwe would be the richest country.” – Marc Faber, as quoted by Andrew Mellon of Breitbart’s Big Government blog.
"Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God." – 2 Corinthians 1:2-4
“We’re just fragile machines programmed with a false sense of our own importance. And every now and then the universe sends a reminder that we don’t really matter to it, hurtling us into confusion and a panic for answers that will allow us to resume our program again.” – Neil Strauss, Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life
“An armed republic submits less easily to the rule of one of its citizens than a republic armed by foreign forces. Rome and Sparta were for many centuries well armed and free. The Swiss are well armed and enjoy great freedom. Among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible. It is not reasonable to suppose that one who is armed will obey willingly one who is unarmed; or that any unarmed man will remain safe among armed servants.” – Niccolo Machiavelli, “The Prince” (1532)
“God, Who provides for all, will not desert us; especially being engaged, as we are, in His service” – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote (Book 1, Part 11).
“While Barack Obama was making his latest pitch for a brand new, even more unsustainable entitlement at the health care “summit,” thousands of Greeks took to the streets to riot. An enterprising cable network might have shown the two scenes on a continuous split-screen – because they’re part of the same story. It’s just that Greece is a little further along in the plot: They’re at the point where the canoe is about to plunge over the falls. America is further upstream and can still pull for shore, but has decided, instead, that what it needs to do is catch …
“I do not think there should be a limit on the rig’s liability, because they are sitting on top of unlimited amounts of oil, and thus, there could be an explosion occur that could do untold damage. … The amount of damage that an offshore oil rig can do is infinite.” Senator John Chafee, Senate Floor Debate, 135 Cong. Rec. S9689-S9716 (August 3, 1989)