Category Archives: Quote
What do you worry about?
Bruce Schneier: Remember, if it’s in the news don’t worry about it. The very definition of news is “something that almost never happens.” When something is so common that it’s no longer news—car crashes, domestic violence—that’s when you should worry … Continue reading
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Words to start the new year
From the amazing Ben Stein: We are more than our investments. We are more than the year-to-year or day-by-day changes in our net worth. We are what we do for charity. We are how we treat our family and friends. … Continue reading
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Keep paying your taxes so we can keep not protecting you.
Quote of the day from Garry Reed: “You must pay your taxes to us so we can protect you from crime, except of course we can’t protect you from crime since our money and manpower are being used to protect … Continue reading
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Scary Quote of the Day
Once again Dr. Pournelle hits the nail squarely: We have always known that eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. It’s worse now, because capture of government is so much more important than it once was. There was a time … Continue reading
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QOTD – How did we get into this mess edition
Thomas Sowell: Yes, but that was before nonsense became a large part of the curriculum of our educational institutions. (Lifted from The Smallest Minority)
A Tale Of Two Worlds
If you ever thought you lived in an insane world, Roberta might know the reason. Head over there for a most excellent post on two conflicting views of “reality”. In the first world, the purpose of speech is to cause … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day: Lysander Spooner
Randy Barnett at the The Volokh Conspiracy found a great quote from Lysander Spooner, and I’m stealing it whole because it’s too awesome. From Lysander Spooner’s letter to President Grover Cleveland in 1886: To say, as the advocates of our … Continue reading
