To tolerate another seems to mean that you are somehow better than that person. Perhaps a better word than"tolerance" would be "acceptance".

Walter, I'm with you. There could be a type- o here.

Usually the faults of others that we don't especially like are the same ones that we have.

Good on you, Mike.

This quote reminds me of another by H.L. Mencken. One man's religion is another man's belly laugh. Sometimes our "truths" are just opinions.

Walter is a bit longwinded and I still give this 5 stars.

Reid is probably the worst Senator in history. A really rotten person to boot.

Right on target.

Most of my troubles are ones that I have brought on myself. To say that there are no mistakes is wrong. I've made many of them.

Hitler was one of the worst tyrants in history, perhaps only second to Stalin. Hitler was not an Atheist, he was a Catholic and was never excommunicated. Read "Hitlers' Pope" and see why it was easy for Hitler to pick on the Jews.

True then and even more now.

Check out the "Institute for Justice" and a see how many local, county, and state laws are passed simply to keep out competition for existing cartels. You will be amazed to see some of the worst laws are not passed by the federal government but by your own city councils.

This is certainly a way to determine if you are in a police state and their or others. The War on Drugs comes to mind.

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its' victims, may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. But those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis.

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"Never Underestimate the Power of Human Stupidity." Robert Heinlein. Nearly all religions prove this.

Joe and Mike are right on.

I doubt that very many people respect politicians.

Ron, what on earth does this comment mean, " We Stand by Faith and are Saved by Hope."

It depends on the definition of assault. People are being assaulted when cops steal property under civil forfeiture laws. Citizens are assaulted when government steals money from one person and gives it to another for welfare, corporate or otherwise.

Amen, brother.

Nixon started "The War on Drugs" under the banner of law and order and to get elected. This was undoubtably the worst thing he ever did. Watergate pales in comparison to this so called War on Drugs.

True then and more so in 2014.

Right on, Nancy.

THE POLICE CANNOT PROTECT YOU . AFTER YOU ARE ROBBED AND MURDERED THE COPS WILL TAKE A REPORT AND TRY AND FIND THE CULPRIT.