Monday, May 14. 2007
I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Confucius
Friday, May 11. 2007
A home without firearms is like a farmhouse kitchen without a fireplace. The Barrister
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free. P.J. O'Rourke
Thursday, May 10. 2007
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jefferson
Wednesday, May 9. 2007
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one part of the citizens to give to the other. Voltaire
Tuesday, May 8. 2007
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket trying to lift himself up by the handle. Winston Churchill
Monday, May 7. 2007
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. Anon.
Saturday, May 5. 2007
"I am fine, and we are kicking ass." A typically cryptic email from a friend's son, a Navy SEAL, on duty somewhere where bad guys are abundant.
"According to Harry Reid, the Kentucky Derby is already lost." The likeable but Commie Attorney Ron Kubie, on WABC yesterday
"I'll have a Grande Cafe-Mocha-Vodka-Valium-Latte to go, please." . Maggie's Farm's contributor Opie
Friday, May 4. 2007
In Boston, they ask, how much does he know? In New York, what is he worth? In Philadelphia, who were his parents? Mark Twain
Wednesday, May 2. 2007
"My Daddy always told me if you hang around with smart people, some smart will rub off on you, and if you hang around with dumb people, some dumb will rub off on you, but if you hang around with rich people, you will go broke picking up dinner tabs." Tommy Earl Bruner, in Dan Jenkin's classic Baja Oklahoma
Tuesday, May 1. 2007
“To promote vulnerability as a moral virtue is not merely foolish. ...it signals to everyone that you’re not in the real world.” Mark Steyn (h/t, Kim du Toit)
Monday, April 30. 2007
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization. Robert A. Heinlein
Friday, April 27. 2007
"A great many of those who debunk traditional values have in the background values of their own which they believe to be immune from the debunking process." C.S. Lewis
Thursday, April 26. 2007
I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. Henry David Thoreau
Wednesday, April 25. 2007
"The people of Nebraska are for free silver, and I am for free silver. I will look up the arguments later." William Jennings Bryan, as quoted by Betsy
Tuesday, April 24. 2007
Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. Robert A. Heinlein
Monday, April 23. 2007
I have all the money I will ever need...as long as I die before 4 o'clock. Henny Youngman
Saturday, April 21. 2007
When was the last time you heard a liberal talk about liberty? Mark Levin, on the radio
Thursday, April 19. 2007
Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
Mark Twain
Tuesday, April 17. 2007
Life is very difficult and everything kills you. The only thing you can do nowadays is sit fully clothed in the woods and eat fruit. Pat Buckley (Mrs. William F. Buckley, Jr, who died this week)
Monday, April 16. 2007
"Doing my taxes is like doing an appendectomy on myself." Heard on Bob Brinker radio yesterday. He also noted that, if you get a refund, it's because you screwed up your witholding or your quarterlies, and gave the govt a free loan. A refund is not a gift.
Thursday, April 12. 2007
Widely posted and re-posted here and elsewhere, but worth one more time: "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." John Stuart Mill
Tuesday, April 10. 2007
People like to say today that 'diversity is our strength.' It's almost like a State Religion. But diversity isn't our strength: freedom is our strength. A close paraphrase of Tom Tancredo, as heard on the radio by the Barrister
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