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, January 3, 2018

"Are You a Journalist or a Reporter? - What's the difference? - A Journalist makes himself the Hero of the Story, a Reporter is only a witness."

That was a quote from the 1952 film: "Deadline USA"  m/r


Trump to Announce ‘Fake News Media’ Awards Monday

President also says he has 'bigger' nuclear button than Kim Jong Un in tweet

by Charles Russell  January 2, 2018

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to combat a statement by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un about his nuclear weapons arsenal and to announce that he will be giving out "Fake News" awards. ...
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Trump, who has long called CNN "fake news," has continued to criticize the media during his first year as president. Most recently in December, he said the "Fake News Media" was "desperate to write badly [about tax reform] so as to please their Democrat bosses."

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