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

Saturday, October 11, 2014

The Un-Kim

Or North Korea's own "Where's Un-Waldo?".  m/r

North Korea's mystery: What happened to Kim Jong Un? | CTV News

Josh Elliott , CTVNews.ca 
Published Saturday, October 11, 2014 


North Korean leader Kim Jong Un missed an important national celebration Friday, stoking speculation the dictator has fallen ill or been deposed by a coup after he disappeared from public view more than a month ago.
Kim did not appear at the founding anniversary of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party on Friday, according to an attendance list released by the state news agency. Unofficial reports tell the Associated Press that Kim remains in charge of North Korea and is laid up with a leg injury. Still, it’s the first time he’s missed the Worker’s Party anniversary since he came to power in 2011, and some are suggesting his absence could indicate trouble within the country’s power structure.
Kim Jong Un last appeared on North Korean television Sept. 3, when he attended a concert with his wife. He was recently filmed walking with a limp and looking heavier than usual, but North Korea’s propagandistic news agency has not shown the leader since.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/north-korea-s-mystery-what-happened-to-kim-jong-un-1.2050016#ixzz3Fra9m0zH


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