“Manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietam” [“This hand of mine, hostile to tyrants, seeks peace by the sword, but only under liberty”] – Algernon Sidney’s “Book of Mottoes“, circa 1659. (Also the original but unofficial Massachusetts state motto.)
Lazar: Halt, who goes there? Zus Bielski: We go here, Lazar. You only say ‘halt, who goes there?’ when you don’t know who goes there. We go there. Lazar: Oh. Sorry, Zus. – Defiance (2008) Screenplay by Clayton Frohman and Edward Zwick, based on the book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans by Nechama Tec
“Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others.” – Ayn Rand, (author of Atlas Shrugged )
"If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat." – 2 Thessalonians 3:10(b)
“The closest I ever got to the outdoors was the Ralph Lauren section at Neiman Marcus.” – Alicia Coppola as Mimi Clark, Jericho
“The net effect of the failures in banking is that a lot of people have less money than they expected they would have a year ago. This is bad enough, given our habits and practices of modern life. But what happens when farming collapses? The prospect for that is closer than most of us might realize. The way we produce our food has been organized at a scale that has ruinous consequences, not least its addiction to capital. Now that banking is in collapse, capital will be extremely scarce. Nobody in the cities reads farm news, or listens to farm …
“These derivatives are the root of the credit crunch. Why? Unlike all other property paper, derivatives are not required by law to be recorded, continually tracked and tied to the assets they represent. Nobody knows precisely how many there are, where they are, and who is finally accountable for them. Thus, there is widespread fear that potential borrowers and recipients of capital with too many nonperforming derivatives will be unable to repay their loans. As trust in property paper breaks down it sets off a chain reaction, paralyzing credit and investment, which shrinks transactions and leads to a catastrophic drop …
“Know how to use them so well, that you are able defend yourself at two a.m. as you are at two p.m.”- Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Sower
“It is the conservative laissez- fairist, the man who puts all the guns and all the decision-making power into the hands of the central government and then says, ‘Limit yourself’; it is he who is truly the impractical utopian.” – Murray Rothbard
"It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." – President Barack Hussein Obama, describing conservative rural residents, in a presidential campaign fundraising speech in Pennsylvania, April 6, 2008
And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: And he said, The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. I will call on the LORD, [who is] worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from …
"Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results" – James Allen
“I got things under control, that’s why people call me an extremist. I’m autonomous. I understand that I declare my independence every day.” – Ted Nugent
“How come when I put my AmEx bill on my VISA, it’s stupid, but when the government does it, it’s stimulus?” – Tamara K., View From The Porch Blog
"Morals—all correct moral rules—derive from the instinct to survive; moral behavior is survival behavior above the individual level…. Man is what he is, a wild animal with the will to survive, and (so far) the ability, against all competition. Unless one accepts that, anything one says about morals, war, politics—you name it—is nonsense. Correct morals arise from knowing what Man is—not what do-gooders and well-meaning old Aunt Nellies would like him to be." – Robert A Heinlein, Starship Troopers 1959