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, May 16, 2010

Muhammad cartoonist defiant after attack


Muhammad cartoonist defiant after attack

Home of Swedish Muhammad cartoonist attacked

Lars Vilks, one of the Swedish cartoonists who created an international furor by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was assaulted as he delivered a university lecture on the limits of artistic freedom. Police had to use pepper spray and batons to control an angry crowd shouting “God is great” in Arabicas Mr Vilks was led away. Two people were detained. The BBC reports that:

Earlier this year, Mr Vilks was the target of an alleged murder plot involving Colleen LaRose, an American who called herself “Jihad Jane”. She has pleaded not guilty, but faces life in prison if convicted. In 2007, a group linked to al-Qaeda in Iraq offered a $100,000 (£66,000) reward for killing Mr Vilks, and a 50% bonus if he was “slaughtered like a lamb” by having his throat cut.

Like a lamb, eh? Nice. It’s early still but I’ll wait for statements by mainstream Muslim organizations who will without a doubt condemn this attack. Like totally, for sure, right?

I find the commotion absolutely ludicrous on many levels. Free speech and expression is forefront of course, but all the hubbub seems a waste of time over such a poorly drawn cartoon!

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