Interests and irritations to a guy on a red horse.
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
Why would anyone trust that unhygienic Bitch of Benghazi? It has been a year! She is guilty of the cover-up of the manslaughter of the four Americans killed last September 11 in Libya, Ambassador Chris Stevens, information officer Sean Smith, and former navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. m/r
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday night the United States should lead the international community in a “strong response” against Syria and described allegations that President Bashar al Assad used chemical weapons as violating “the universal norm at the heart of our order.”
“This debate is good for our democracy,” she said during an acceptance speech in Philadelphia for the 2013 Liberty Medal. “As our founders knew, fervent argument is the lifeblood of our government. How could a republic last if citizens had no opinions of the issues of the day or were too intimidated to express them?”
A few dozen protestors across the street from the venue carried signs and chanted, "hands off Syria."
“Sometimes it can get pretty noisy,” Clinton said in a nod to the protesters. “But it’s the American way. It’s natural and right in a democracy for us to debate. For us to disagree forcefully even. It’s what distinguishes us from authoritarian societies where dissent is forbidden.”
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