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 You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Hmmmm. There are those who believe people will destroy the earth through irresponsible use of resources (in spite of significant credibility issues with confirming evidence, and substantial contrary evidence); and the only solution is gov't control/mandate/force. I know such people. Ehrlich was not a prophet, but Orwell was prophetic in describing where our gov't was heading. And Lenin was correct re "useful idiots". "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it" - Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 | |||
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I can't decide if I should start to worry or stop. | |||
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 [B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC | |||
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Once we stop worrying about "global warming" I guess we can go back to worrying about the pending Ice Age. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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If you are worrying now, stop. If you aren't worrying, start. Otherwise, keep up the good work! Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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Charlie's first rule of prediction: Always ensure that your predicted outcome is forecast to occur well beyond your most optimistic estimated lifetime. That will enable you to avoid the humiliation of being wrong. | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process |
"I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after the event has already taken place." -- Winston Churchill Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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