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

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Alice at 150


Thank You Mr. Dodgeson.

"Alice in Wonderland" at 150 - CBS News

By KRISTINE JOHNSON CBS NEWS November 29, 2015, 
For generations, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" has transported us down the rabbit hole into the whimsical underworld of the Cheshire Cat with his grin; the Mad Hatter with his silly riddles; and the Monarch head who oft demanded "Off with their heads!"
"At some point in your life you identify with Alice," said Andrew Sellon, a member of the Lewis Carroll Society. "Because you look around and say to yourself, 'Everyone around here is crazy and how am I going to get out of this experience alive?'"
Sellon was visiting the New York Public Library, one of many institutions worldwide celebrating the beloved story's 150th anniversary, and the movies, theater and music it has inspired.
"What other popular cultural book that you can think of that has done this?" 
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