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

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Here is actual speaking "truth to power" with real truth - Jeremy Clarkson in row over Top Gear India special

One of the best segments of this show was a not too subtle object lesson in how liberal and Socialist governments (like Obama's) conspire to narrow the gap between me rich and poor. While in 1ndia, while on their road trip in older used English made cars, a joke was played. One of the cars was an old Rolls-Royce with a working air conditioner. The air conditioners in the other cars didn't work. Air and most other conditions in India being miserable, a minor change was made to level the atmosphere.
Clarkeson and Company noted that there was a wide gap between the affluent and destitute in India. Liberal government's solution to this disparity is the same solution to their air conditioner disparity. Seize from the well off to make everyone the same and miserable! 

This is from a 2011 episode.
Jeremy Clarkson in row over Top Gear India special | Media | guardian.co.uk
Mark Sweney guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 December 2011
Jeremy Clarkson accused of offensive behaviour after making jokes about India's people and culture in Top Gear Christmas special.
Jeremy Clarkson has landed the BBC in hot water again after viewers of the Top Gear Christmas special complained that his jokes about India's people and culture were offensive.
The frequently controversial presenter – who recently generated thousands of complaints over a quip on the BBC One Show that striking public sector workers should be "executed in front of their families" – made a string of jokes about the Indian food, clothes, toilets, trains and even the country's history.
Incidents during the show, which aired on Wednesday night andattracted an audience of 5 million, included Clarkson driving a Jaguar around an Indian slum with a toilet fitted in the boot. "This is perfect for India because everyone who comes here gets the trots," he quipped.
Another gag involved putting banners with seemingly innocuous slogans – such as Eat English Muffins – on the side of trains. However, the banners were strategically placed so that when the trains carriages split a new, offensive, phrase emerged: "Eat English Muff." ...
...The train banner stunt, which included one slogan that transformed into the word "Shit For Your Company", aired before 9pm when offensive language and content is prohibited from being broadcast....
The BBC has so far received 23 complaints that the string of crude jokes and gags were "offensive to India and Indian culture". There were also some complaints against the show by some users on Twitter, with a small number of users of the micro-blogging service accusing the show of "casual racism". and "racist stereotyping". ..
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