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, November 1, 2012

Hurricane Sandy not the first to hit New York: 1938 storm 'The Long Island Express' pounded the Eastern Seaboard

Damage is more extensive now because the shore areas then were sparsely built up. As of last week they were overbuilt. Rebuilding on the sand bar barrier islands may not be wise. The 1938 Storm was on my mind as Sandy was predicted to his the New York area. m/r

Hurricane Sandy not the first to hit New York: 1938 storm 'The Long Island Express' pounded the Eastern Seaboard - NY Daily News


Which photo is from the Hurricane of 1939 and from 2012? 
[The] 1938 storm that claimed 700 lives and caused over $300 million [1938 dollars] in damages.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/great-hurricane-1938-article-1.1194501#ixzz2AymXEDvx
As New Yorkers braced for Hurricane Sandy on Monday, the memory of another superstorm swirled in the air - The Great Hurricane of 1938, which devasted Long Island and the Eastern Seaboard 74 years ago this fall.
That storm, known as the “Long Island Express” or “The Great New England Hurricane of 1938,” was initially expected to hit Miami, but surprised the East Coast after it changed direction and started speeding towards New York and New England on Sept. 21 with winds moving between 60 and 70 mph.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/great-hurricane-1938-article-1.1194501#ixzz2Aym004xO
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