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

Friday, June 12, 2015

There are popular alternatives: the Southerly "Ya' All," or Northeasterly "Yooz," and the untouchable Rap Artiste "Yo Bitch"

"Girls" Please! m/r

Vox -- 'You Guys' Is a Sexist Phrase

 by KATHERINE TIMPF June 11, 2015 

 It’s time we start taking serious issues seriously. Today I was encouraged to see a headline that promised to explain why it’s so important for people to stop using the sexist phrase “you guys” — only to be disheartened to find that the author was yet another person who just didn’t understand how serious this issue really is.

 In the article, Vox staff writer Jenée Desmond-Harris praised an initiative at the tech startup “npm,” where participating employees put a dollar in a jar every time they said the phrase “you guys.” 

 That’s right — “participating.” It’s not even mandatory! Oh, and the stakes — one measly dollar? 

After all, the phrase “you guys” is incredibly harmful — constantly reminding me that I live in a society where male-dominated slang is invisibly yet certainly oppressing me and keeping me from achieving my hopes and dreams. As soon as I hear it, my whole day is ruined. I can’t focus at work, I can’t eat, and I can’t sleep — at least not without a meditation exercise where I breathe deeply and recite the day’s Jezebel headlines to myself as a reminder that there are at least some reasonable people in this crazy world.

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/sexist-phrases-you-guys

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