Quotes

"Fascism and communism both promise "social welfare," "social justice," and "fairness" to justify authoritarian means and extensive arbitrary and discretionary governmental powers." - F. A. Hayek"

"Life is a Bungling process and in no way educational." in James M. Cain

Jean Giraudoux who first said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.”

If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law. Sir Winston Churchill

"summum ius summa iniuria" ("More laws, more injustice.") Cicero

As Christopher Hitchens once put it, “The essence of tyranny is not iron law; it is capricious law.”

"Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." Ronald Reagan

"Law is where you buy it." Raymond Chandler

"Why did God make so many damn fools and Democrats?" Clarence Day

"If I feel like feeding squirrels to the nuts, this is the place for it." - Cluny Brown

"Oh, pshaw! When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have." Owen Wister "The Virginian"

Oscar Wilde said about the death scene in Little Nell, you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Thomas More's definition of government as "a conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of a commonwealth.” ~ Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples

“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” ~ Jonathon Swift

Thursday, June 2, 2011

By Central Planning - The Happiest Country in the World…

The Rosett Report » The Happiest Country in the World…
by Claudia Rosett May 31, 2011

… is China, according to a newly released global survey of “Gross National Happiness.” The number two spot goes to North Korea. Cuba ranks #3, Iran #4, Venezuela #5.

And, if you’re starting to detect a pattern here, South Korea ranks #152. The U.S. clocks in with the abysmal rank of #203.

So which country reportedly produced this Happiness Index? Why, North Korea, of course. At least so we’re told as this news spreads through the blogosphere.

Assuming this isn’t satire (and I haven’t quite ruled that out; though, with all of North Korea’s official propaganda to draw on, who needs satire?) there are two things that stand out here. One is obvious: This list is a great guide to North Korea’s buddies in the global trouble-making racket; a wish-list for pals of Kim Jong Il’s utopia.

[Read on at above link]

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