“It does not matter what rights you have under the Constitution of the United States if the government can punish you for exercising those rights. And it does not matter what limits the Constitution puts on government officials' power, if they can exceed those limits without any adverse consequences.”
--Thomas Sowell
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No Crueler Tyranny
“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.”
--Baron de Montesquieu
--Baron de Montesquieu
Dangerous Banks
“Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.”
--Thomas Jefferson
--Thomas Jefferson
Nonparticipation in Lies
“And therein we find, neglected by us, the simplest, the most accessible key to our liberation: a personal nonparticipation in lies! Even if all is covered by lies, even if all is under their rule, let us resist in the smallest way: Let their rule hold not through me!”
--Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
--Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Free and Fair Judiciary
“All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary.”
--Andrew Jackson
--Andrew Jackson
Christmas Spirit
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”
--Roy L. Smith
--Roy L. Smith
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Grow Happiness
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.”
--J. Robert Oppenheimer
--J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Rea Power
“Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.”
--Clint Eastwood
--Clint Eastwood
Win the Fight
“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.”
--Muhammad Ali
--Muhammad Ali
Real Mistake
“A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.”
--B.F. Skinner
--B.F. Skinner
Cast Pearls
“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.”
--Matthew 7:6
--Matthew 7:6
Not Fast Enough
“If things seem under control, you are just not going fast enough.”
--Mario Andretti
--Mario Andretti
Hidden Suffering
“To keep one's suffering under lock and key is to risk being eaten from within.”
--Frida Kahlo
--Frida Kahlo
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Respect Yourself
“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.”
--Clint Eastwood
--Clint Eastwood
To Your Advantage
“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”
--Thomas Jefferson
--Thomas Jefferson
No Argument Here
“There is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument, and that is to avoid it.”
--Dale Carnegie
--Dale Carnegie
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