Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2014-11-26 Nov 26, 2014In our country, the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.~ Aleksandr SolzhenitsynOf all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive... To be 'cured' against one's will and cured of states which we may not even regard as disease is to be put on a level with those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals. For if crime and disease are to be regarded as the same thing, it follows that any state of mind which our masters choose to call 'disease' can be treated as a crime; and compulsorily cured. Even if the treatment is painful, even if it is life-long, even if it is fatal, that will be only a regrettable accident; the intention was purely therapeutic.~ C. S. LewisYou can never get enough of what you don't really need.~ Eric Hoffer Nov 25, 2014The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle. If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.~ Frederick DouglassPitiful is the one who, fearing failure, makes no beginning.~ Hindu SayingWe want a society in which we are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. That is what we mean by a moral society – not a society in which the State is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the State.~ Margaret Thatcher Nov 24, 2014It is becoming increasingly apparent that many—arguably most—of the problems that plague our nation have been aggravated rather than alleviated by federal intervention. In one area after another, massive infusions of tax dollars have been squandered on false solutions which, when they fail to achieve their stated objectives, are cited to justify even more spending on other futile schemes that result in bigger government. Examples include programs and laws supposedly intended to reduce racial animosity which have instead heightened race-related tensions; welfare schemes that, rather than reducing poverty, have enticed millions of Americans to become dependent on Washington for their daily bread; federal funding (and control) of education, which has spawned a monumental education crisis; a “war” on drugs which has done little to curb drug traffic, but which has eroded many personal liberties; a health-care finance system that has deteriorated as government meddling and regulation have increased; and a masochistic immigration policy larded with false "solutions" that, while failing to stop the inflow of illegal aliens, have paved the way for further government intrusion into the lives of nearly all Americans.~ Robert W. Lee Nov 21, 2014A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.~ Charles Evans HughesConscience warns us before it reproaches us.~ Comtesse DianeMen are not punished for their sins, but by them.~ Elbert HubbardA man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.~ Justice Charles Evans Hughes Nov 20, 2014I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I have ever met.~ Dwight Lyman MoodyIt takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.~ Henry Wadsworth LongfellowNever ruin an apology with an excuse.~ Kimberly Johnson Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print