"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." --William Pitt the Younger, British Prime Minister 1783-1801 and 1804-1806
The welfare of the people has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience -- Albert Camus
"For in a Republic, who is "the country?" Is it the Government which is for the moment in the saddle? Why, the Government is merely a servant--merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them." --Mark Twain
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." --10th Amendment to the United States Constitution
Patrick Henry [3 J. Elliot, Debates in the Several State Conventions 45, 2d ed. Philadelphia, 1836]:
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined."
Samuel Adams, Founding Father & American Patriot:
"... it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds ...."
Samuel Adams, speech at the Philadelphia State House, August 1, 1776:
"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen."
Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the "gotta have it" scale.
-Zig Ziglar
“But with dogs, we do have “bad dog.” Bad dog exists. “Bad dog! Bad dog! Stole a biscuit, bad dog!” The dog is saying, “Who are you to judge me? You human beings who’ve had genocide, war against people of different creeds, colors, religions, and I stole a biscuit?! Is that a crime? People of the world!”
“Well, if you put it that way, I think you’ve got a point. Have another biscuit, sorry.””
-Eddie Izzard
“And the National Rifle Association says that, "Guns don't kill people, people do,” but I think the gun helps, you know? I think it helps. I just think just standing there going, "Bang!" That's not going to kill too many people, is it? You'd have to be really dodgy on the heart to have that…”
-eddie Izzard
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“And the National Rifle Association says that, "Guns don't kill people, people do,” but I think the gun helps, you know? I think it helps. I just think just standing there going, "Bang!" That's not going to kill too many people, is it? You'd have to be really dodgy on the heart to have that…”
-Eddie Izzard
“Guns don't kill people, people kill people, -bracket- and monkeys do too *if* they've got a gun -end bracket-.”
- Eddie Izzard
"The right of revolution is the inherent right of a people to cast out their rulers, change their polity, or effect radical reforms in their system of government or institutions, by force or a general uprising, when the legal and constitutional methods of making such changes have proved inadequate, or are so obstructed as to be unavailable." Henry Campbell Black
"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." (Henry Louis Mencken)
"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question." (Thomas Jefferson)
"That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Thomas Jefferson)
"The cry has been that when war is declared,
all opposition should therefore be hushed.
A sentiment more unworthy of a free country could hardly be propagated.
If the doctrine be admitted, rulers have only to declare war
and they are screened at once from scrutiny."
by:William Ellery Channing(1780-1842)
Infamous Hermann Goering Quote
"Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on
a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of
it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people
don't want war neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in
Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the
country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to
drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist
dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no
voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.
That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked,
and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the
country to danger. It works the same in any country."
by: Hermann Goering
(1893-1946) Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, President of the Reichstag, Prime Minister of Prussia and, as Hitler's designated successor, the second man in the Third Reich. [Göring]
Date: April 18, 1946
Source: Nuremberg Diary (Farrar, Straus & Co 1947), by Gustave Gilbert (an Allied appointed psychologist), who visited daily with Goering and his cronies in their cells, afterwards making notes and ultimately writing the book about these conversations.
“And the National Rifle Association says that, "Guns don't kill people, people do,” but I think the gun helps, you know? I think it helps. I just think just standing there going, "Bang!" That's not going to kill too many people, is it? You'd have to be really dodgy on the heart to have that…”
-Eddie Izzard“Guns don't kill people, people kill people, -bracket- and monkeys do too *if* they've got a gun -end bracket-.”
- Eddie Izzard
Navy guys should pay attention to the last 4 lines.
Subject: Thoughts On GunsThe purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense.
The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.
The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.
1. As John Steinbeck once said: Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics will get you killed.
3. I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.
4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him; "Why do you carry a .45?" The Ranger responded, Because they don't make a .46."
6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.
7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. "Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?" "No Ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle."
8. Beware the man who only has one gun. HE PROBABLY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!!!
9. The primary purpose of a side arm is to protect you until you can get to a rifle or shotgun.
I was once asked by a lady visiting if I had a gun in the house. I said I did. She said "Well I certainly hope it isn't loaded!" To which I said, of course it is loaded, can't work without bullets!" She then asked, "Are you that afraid of some one evil coming into your house?" My reply was, "No not at all. I am not afraid of the house catching fire either, but I have fire extinguishers around, and they are all loaded too."
USMC Rules for Gunfighting
1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns.
2. The double tap rule: Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Your life is expensive.
3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
4. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.
5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)
6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun.
7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.
9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.
9.5 Use a gun that works EVERY TIME.
10. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but he should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. Have a plan.
13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.
14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
16. Don't drop your guard.
17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.
18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. ("In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them.")
19. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.
21. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
23. Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and deescalation.
24. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a ".4"
Navy Rules to Gunfighting
1. Go to Sea
2. Deploy Naval Air
3. Send in the Marines
4. Drink Coffee
"I haven't seen this many strange letters since I placed an ad in the personals!" -James, Pokémon 3
Ash: "Wow, imagine Brock, married!"
Misty: "You and I will be married someday, too."
Ash: "Mmm-hmm...... WHAAAA?!!?"
"Do you want to find out what 'or else' means?" --Giovanni
"Fruit doesn't grow on trees, you know!" - James
"No, Ash, things will not work out if you try hard enough! The Pokemon trainer's judgement is more important than anything else, and unfortunately for you, the trainer needs to have a brain!" -Misty
Ash: "Huh? I don't see a beautiful girl."
Misty: "Why don't you just turn around?"
Ash: "Misty, please. Only one of us can hallucinate at a time."
Misty- This isn't funny I look like a cartoon!
Ash- A cartoon?! Like that would ever happen!
Jessie: Do you think I'm blind?
James: That would explain the hair.
"Sirens."
"That's never good."
James and Jessie, respectively
James: We're doing the hoing....
Meowth: But they'll be doing the heaving!
Almost all of our Chosen Ones come back alive!-Girl from Pokemon 2000
"Some trainers have no fear. To them, this is just one more challenge. They follow their hearts. That is what sets them apart and will make them Pokemon masters." -Lady in Pokemon the Movie "Mewtwo Strikes Back"
Disturb not the harmony of fire, ice, and lightning;
lest these titans wreak havoc upon the world in which they clash.
Though the water's great guardian shall arise to quell the fighting,
alone its song will fail, and the world shall turn to Ash. -Prophecy from Pokemon 2000
Officer Jenny: Just sit back, hold on, and don't yell!"
"It always pays to have protection!..."-Team Rocket
Meowth: "If we start looking at what's the same instead of looking at what's different. Well who knows?"
team rocket quotes:
"It pays to have protection!"
"The Boss loves something, as long as that thing is the biggest and the best."
"It just didn't seem right to take it from behind!"
"Sceptile's shooting bla-aanks~!"
"I love a hard rod and good tackle!"
"I am not a piece of fruit, no matter what anyone says."
"to protect us from all that chafing and itching!"
"It might finally stop all of Jesse's... complaining!"
Team Rocket: Give me the bird! Give me the bird!
Brock: I would, but this is a children's show.
Genina: Onix's strengths are... it's strong, it's hard, and it's long!
"James - That means all the intelligent life on Earth will die! Ah!
Meowth: Don' worry, you're going to survive."
Jessie: "If we give the boss 3 Empoleon he'll give us the shirt off his back!"
James: "But I don't like his shirt."
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
- Robert A. Heinlein
America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.
- Hunter S. Thompson
Some other stuff to ponder on the other side of the link:
“If you ask me why I came to this Earth, I’ll tell you: I came to live out loud.”
– Émile Zola
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I'd say where these came from and who said them, but that would show my age.
"Whoa! My first time being downloaded. Pretty cool."
"He's really smart, he's only in elementary school, but he's taking classes at Colorado State."
"So what? I'm in junior high school and I take classes in junior high school."
"It won't budge."
"Move aside, this is a woman's job."
"Too bad we don't have a woman here to help."
"Ha! You're about as useless to me as an old pair of underwear that's made of 100% poison ivy!"
"So now you don't wanna be called Ken, huh?! Alright then, how about Kenny or Kenneth!?"
"Don't hurt him!"
"He's metal. He'll be fine."
"Who could have carved that?"
"Someone with a really big chisel?"
"You see, in phsyics, there's this little thing called equallibrium. If you have two libriums that are the same size, they're equallibrium."
"I owe you one."
"Don't worry, I'm keeping track."
"Where's your justice!?"
"Yeah, that's all that's in here- just us!!"
"I have a question. If you're one of the guys now, does that mean you used to be one of the girls and how come you never told me about it? I wish you humans could just make up your mind."
"My parents are still mad at me from the time I painted my kitty cat."
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This number only exists in your imagination. Please hang up and don't call back.
Mom, Dad, why are girls so crazy?
They're not. Their husbands make them that way.
"Can anyone explain why we're tip-toeing instead of running for our lives?"
"Would you please stop taunting the deranged android?"
"What's that?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling we're gonna wait here to find out."
"You're strong when you're hungry!"
"Starvation is a good motivater."
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. --Basho
Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember: the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you. - Zig Ziglar
Some less distinguished quotes from Benjamin Franklin and links to reports about related topics (these just seemed bizarre and amusing):
a friends sig on a board:
"I'm not saying that there should be capitol punishment for stupidity, but maybe we should just remove all the warning labels and let nature take its course."
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IDIOM SHORTAGE LEAVES NATION ALL SEWED UP IN HORSE PIES
WASHINGTON - A crippling idiom shortage that has left millions of Americans struggling to express themselves spread like tugboat hens throughout the U.S. mainland Tuesday in an unparalleled lingual crisis that now has the entire country six winks short of an icicle.
Since beginning two weeks ago, the deficit in these vernacular phrases has affected nearly every English speaker on the continent, making it virtually impossible to communicate symbolic ideas through a series of words that do not individually share the same meaning as the group of words as a whole. In what many are calling a cast-iron piano tune unlike any on record, idiomatic expression has been devastated nationwide.
- The Onion
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"The only box that can hold a secret is a coffin."
"Two men across a river from each other in the winter; one with flint, the other steel. So are we all in life."
"Know where your sword is, always."
"Always be ready to wait."
"If you take advantage of her, you will go to the special hell, reserved for child molesters and the people who talk at the movies."
"The special, hell."
"I'm going to the special hell..."
IDIOM SHORTAGE LEAVES NATION ALL SEWED UP IN HORSE PIES
WASHINGTON - A crippling idiom shortage that has left millions of Americans struggling to express themselves spread like tugboat hens throughout the U.S. mainland Tuesday in an unparalleled lingual crisis that now has the entire country six winks short of an icicle.
Since beginning two weeks ago, the deficit in these vernacular phrases has affected nearly every English speaker on the continent, making it virtually impossible to communicate symbolic ideas through a series of words that do not individually share the same meaning as the group of words as a whole. In what many are calling a cast-iron piano tune unlike any on record, idiomatic expression has been devastated nationwide.
- The Onion
awesome...
To the strongest- Alexander III aka Alexander the Great on his deathbed when his generals asked which one should take over the empire
I love the night life.
- V. Dracula
"You're young, you're drunk, you're in bed, you have knives; shit happens..." -Angelina Jolie
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
- Dr. Seuss
Health is the first of all liberties.
– Henri Amiel (1821-81)
The old futures have a way of hanging around … I think that everyone sort of knows that the real future is going to be cluttered with all the same junk we have today, except it will be old and beat up and there will be more of it.
– William Gibson, science-fiction writer
If you consult enough experts, you can confirm any opinion.
– Hiram's Law
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"Don't leave the duck there. It's totally irresponsible. Put it on the swing, it'll have much more fun."
"I've got a badger, a dog, a cat, and a sack. Now that I've got 'em you can f#&$ off. All mine."
"Yeah. Don't forget to dry-clean the baby."
"Legs time! Everybody get your legs!"
"Don't... Don't put the noodles and the dumplings together in the boat. They'll fight! The noodles are bullies. Poor dumplings."
- the Sleep Talkin' Man
The life of a repo man is always intense.
- Miller
“A man can have sex with animals such as sheeps, cows, camels and so on. However, he should kill the animal after he has his orgasm. He should not sell the meat to the people in his own village; however, selling the meat to the next door village should be fine.” -Ayatollah Khomeini
“A man can have sex with animals such as sheeps, cows, camels and so on. However, he should kill the animal after he has his orgasm. He should not sell the meat to the people in his own village; however, selling the meat to the next door village should be fine.” -Ayatollah Khomeini
Adds a whole other level of creepeness to Khomeini.
I've learned..
That life is like a Roll of toilet paper.
The closer it gets To the end, the Faster it goes..
A great many people enjoy a war provided it’s not in their neighbourhood and not too bad.
– Bertrand Russell
"I have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned."
-Lord Byron
"Rather than continuing to seek the truth, simply let go of your views."
- Buddha
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"Secular humanism is not a religion in any sense, legal or otherwise, and neither is atheism. Religion must include a professed conviction, and simply being unconvinced as to the real-life existence of what they see as mythical characters hardly counts as that. So, atheism alone is no more a religion than health is a disease. One may as well argue over which brand of car pedestrians drive."
- Aron Nelson