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, July 22, 2014

"If Conservatives should stand for one thing, it should be: The Rule of Law"

"Puzzling that a large part of the Republican Organization is trying to "normalize" illegal immigration and say that the rule of law doesn't matter." 
"The downfall of politicians that they care about the New York Times!"

If the rule of law doesn't matter, then Republicans are the same as Democrats. m/r


Crime, Immigration & The Rule of Law: Heather Mac Donald on The American Mind - YouTube

Jul 21, 2014
The Manhattan Institute's Heather Mac Donald discusses why Mayor Giuliani succeeded, why Gov. Brown is failing and the consequences of our nation's failed immigration policies.

Watch more of 'The American Mind' on our website:http://www.theamericanmind-claremont....

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