Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2015-07-23 Jul 23, 2015The man who produces while others dispose of his product, is a slave.~ Ayn RandPrinciples have no real force except when one is well-fed.~ Mark TwainCivil rights, as we may remember, are reducible to three primary heads; the right of personal security; the right of personal liberty; and the right of private property. In a state of slavery, the two last are wholly abolished, the person of the slave being at the absolute disposal of his master; and property, what he is incapable, in that state, either of acquiring, or holding, in his own use. Hence, it will appear how perfectly irreconcilable a state of slavery is to the principles of a democracy, which form the basis and foundation of our government.~ St. George Tucker Jul 22, 2015The Republican form of government is the highest form of government; but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature -- a type nowhere at present existing.~ Herbert SpencerEvery citizen must look up to the laws, as his master, his guardian, and his friend; and whenever any of his fellow citizens, whether magistrates or subjects, attempt to deprive him of his right, he must appeal to the laws; if the aristocracy encroach, he must appeal to the democracy; if they are divided, he must appeal to the monarchical power to decide between them, by joining with that which adheres to the laws; if the democracy is on the scramble for power, he must appeal to the aristocracy, and the monarchy, which by uniting may restrain it. If the regal authority presumes too far, he must appeal to the other two. Without three divisions of power, stationed to watch each other, and compare each other's conduct with the laws, it will be impossible that the laws should at all times preserve their authority, and govern all men.~ John Adams Jul 21, 2015A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves...and include all men capable of bearing arms.~ Richard Henry LeeI am not an Athenian or a Greek, I am a citizen of the world.~ SocratesEvery citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.~ Thomas Jefferson Jul 20, 2015Persons with weight of character carry, like planets, their atmospheres along with them in their orbits.~ Thomas HardyOur lives improve only when we take chances -- and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.~ Walter Truett AndersonMorons hate it when you call them a moron.~ J. D. Salinger Jul 17, 2015Were parties here divided merely by a greediness for office,...to take a part with either would be unworthy of a reasonable or moral man.~ Thomas JeffersonEvery Communist must grasp the truth, 'Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.' Our principle is that the [Communist] Party commands the gun and the gun will never be allowed to command the Party.~ Mao Tse-tungIndeed the Idols I have loved so long, have done my credit in this World much wrong; have drowned my Glory in a shallow Cup, and sold my Reputation for a Song.~ Omar Khayyam Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print