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

Sunday, July 22, 2012

The mental effect of a decade of constant armed protection has softened up his brain more - Salman Rushdie Opines on Aurora

Fame and fatwa fear did not reflect in any talent.

Salman Rushdie Opines on Aurora - By Greg Pollowitz - Media Blog - National Review Online

By Greg Pollowitz July 21, 2012
Rushdie tweeted:

And then he got mad at those who took issue with his “pun.” For example, when answering critics who mentioned his armed guards protecting him from Iran:
FYI I’ve had no armed guards for 10 yrs. And nobody’s arguing against arming cops, soldiers. Just gun happy individuals like those here.
So, Rushdie can have armed guards but a normal American, who can’t afford said protection, can’t have a gun in their home to protect themselves?
Anyway, I responded to Rushdie’s tweet with, “The worst abt what@SalmanRushdie wrote about Bane is he thinks it’s witty. He’s a crappy writer made famous only bc of Islamic fascism.”
And then he blocked me. Tolerance in action.
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