Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2015-04-23 Apr 23, 2015When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.~ Edmund BurkeOne of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the great struggle for independence.~ Charles Austin BeardRepublics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.~ Justice Joseph Story Apr 22, 2015Government should allow persons to engage in whatever conduct they want to, no matter how deviant or abnormal it may be, so long as (a) they know what they are doing, (b) they consent to it, and (c) no one -- at least no one other than the participants -- is harmed by it.~ Hugo Adam BedauThere can be no prescription old enough to supersede the Law of Nature and the grant of God Almighty, who has given to all men a natural right to be free, and they have it ordinarily in their power to make themselves so, if they please.~ James OtisThe real menace of our Republic is the invisible government which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy legs over our cities states and nation. At the head is a small group of banking houses generally referred to as 'international bankers.' This little coterie... run our government for their own selfish ends. It operates under cover of a self-created screen...[and] seizes...our executive officers... legislative bodies... schools... courts... newspapers and every agency created for the public protection.~ John F. Hylan Apr 21, 2015Integrity has no need of rules.~ Albert CamusIt is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.~ Benjamin FranklinLaws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one.~ Chinese Proverb Apr 20, 2015Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.~ Elie WieselThe right to defy an unconstitutional statute is basic in our scheme. Even when an ordinance requires a permit to make a speech, to deliver a sermon, to picket, to parade, or to assemble, it need not be honored when it’s invalid on its face.~ Justice Potter StewartThe human race divides itself politically into those who want to be controlled, and those who have no such desire.~ Robert A. Heinlein Apr 17, 2015No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.~ General Douglas MacArthurIf the innocent honest Man must quietly quit all he has for Peace sake, to him who will lay violent hands upon it, I desire it may be considered what kind of Peace there will be in the World, which consists only in Violence and Rapine; and which is to be maintained only for the benefit of Robbers and Oppressors.~ John LockeYou can’t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.~ Joseph Conrad Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print