Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

Alexander Hamilton

A brilliant site, where the author draws cartoons to great quotes: http://zenpencils.com/archives/

*ahem* That would be Alexander Hamilton the British journalist, who said it in 1978, not Alexander Hamilton the American Founding Father, who never said it at all. :sunny:

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."-Winston Churchhill

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

C. S. Lewis

" I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within."

Douglas McArthur

A kinda famous (old fart) guy.:D

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

Confucius

"The Bill of Rights is a literal and absolute document. The First Amendment doesn't say you have a right to speak out unless the government has a 'compelling interest' in censoring the internet. The Second Amendment doesn't say you have the right to keep and bear arms until some madman plants a bomb. The Fourth Amendment doesn't say you have the right to be secure from search and seizure unless some FBI agent thinks you fit the profile of a terrorist. The government has no right to interfere with any of these freedoms under any circumstances."
― Harry Browne, 1996 Libertarian presidential candidate

It's my thread and I'll derail it if I want to. - TarJak 2013

Thirteen point infraction and ten days in the brig.

Jimbuna 2013

"These are dangerous times. When we are afraid, we want to
be protected, and since we cannot protect ourselves against such
horrors as mass murder by bombers, we are tempted to run to
the government, a government that is always willing to trade the
promise of protection for our freedom, which left, as always,
the question: How much freedom are we willing to relinquish for
such a bald promise?" Gerry Spence

“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom thy consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.”
― Aristotle

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

Thomas Jefferson

"The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the Prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this."
― Albert Einstein, My First Impressions of the U.S.A., 1921