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

Monday, November 2, 2015

RIP - Fred Thompson dead at 73

Much unlike Hillary Clinton who was a disgraced and mendacious counsel for the Watergate Committee now running for president, Fred Thompson, "through his run for the presidency, his career was defined by integrity, honesty, and a dedication to serving  the American people.  His was a consequential life that will be missed by those of us who admired him." m/r

Blog: Former senator Fred Thompson dead at 73

By Rick Moran 11-2-15

Former senator, actor, and Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson  passed away at his home in Tennessee yesterday.  He was 73.

Thompson was a unique politician, easily moving between the hollows and hamlets of Tennessee to Hollywood, where he became known for playing tough but empathetic authority figures.  He was first elected senator in 1994 in a special election to fill Al Gore's seat and then re-elected in 1996.
He declined to run in 2002.

He ran for president in 2007 but failed to inspire.  After disappointing finishes in early primaries, he dropped out in late January 2008.

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/11/former_senator_fred_thompson_dead_at_73.html#ixzz3qM73qQuy

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