Posted: 11/6/2012 5:02:00 AM EDT
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“Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and given him triumphal processions. Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the “new wonderful good society” which shall now be Rome’s, interpreted to mean "more money, more ease, more security, and more living fatly at the expense of the industrious".”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero |
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We can't bust heads like we used to. But we have our ways. One trick is to tell stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for m'shoe. So I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt. Which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. Gimme five bees for a quarter, you'd say. Now where was I... oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion tied to my belt, which was the style at the time. You couldn't get white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...
––Grampa Simpson |
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
–– Lazarus Long Maybe Jesus was right when he said that the meek shall inherit the earth –– but they inherit very small plots, about six feet by three. –– Lazarus Long Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig. –– Lazarus Long, |
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"Dulce bellum inexpertis" - Pindar
(War is sweet to those who have never experienced it.) “Half of being smart is knowing what you are dumb about.” - Solomon Short "A rumor proves nothing but your gullibility." - Solomon Short "Cats aren't just snobs, they're Republicans. Dogs of course, are Democrats. They'll lick anyone's butt." - Solomon Short "Yes, you can get pregnant from anal intercourse. Where do you think lawyers come from?" - Solomon Short |
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"One mile farther and I come to a second grave beside the road, nameless like the other, marked only with the dull blue-black stones of the badlands. I do not pause this time. The more often you stop the more difficult it is to continue. Stop too long and they cover you with rocks."
— Edward Abbey (Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside) |
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Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine, a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy. (Source: Isaacson, Walter. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. p.374.) |
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"The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. He is not actually happy when free; he is uncomfortable, a bit alarmed, and intolerably lonely. Liberty is not a thing for the great masses of men. It is the exclusive possession of a small and disreputable minority, like knowledge, courage and honor. It takes a special sort of man to understand and enjoy liberty — and he is usually an outlaw in democratic societies." Stolen from a recent thread... |
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"COMMUNISM IS A LIE."
"DEATH IS A PREFERABLE ALTERNATIVE TO COMMUNISM." "COMMUNISM IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF FAILURE." "FREEDOM... IS THE SOVEREIGN RIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN." "EMBRACE DEMOCRACY, OR YOU WILL BE ERADICATED." "DEMOCRACY IS NON-NEGOTIABLE." "COMMUNISM IS A TEMPORARY SETBACK ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM." "DEMOCRACY IS TRUTH! COMMUNISM IS DEATH!" "AMERICA WILL NEVER FALL TO COMMUNIST INVASION!" –– Liberty Prime |
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"I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all." - Gen James N Mattis I really want to add that to my email signature but am pretty sure some people may frown on it. Hello facebook status. |