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Friday, July 1, 2011

Independence Weekend Quote of the Day - Friday, July 1st

‎"Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases."

~John Adams

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"I knew ObamaCare was unaffordable and unsustainable, and yesterday’s court ruling confirms that it is unconstitutional, as well."
- Governor Jan Brewer

“The government can’t draft an unwilling citizen into commerce just so it can regulate him under the Commerce Clause.”
- E. Duncan Getchell,Jr., solicitor general of Virginia

"You have no writing talent. You are just another angry old man."
- Anonymous Reader, April 21st, 2010

"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste — and what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you didn’t think you could do before."
- Rahm Emanuel

"Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing."
- Thomas Paine (1737-1809), Rights of Man, 1791

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson

"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin."
- Samuel Adams, 1776

"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have."
- Gerald R. Ford, Address to a joint session of Congress, August 12, 1974

"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government."
- Thomas Jefferson

"It does not take a majority to prevail...but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men."
- Samuel Adams

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
- Abraham Lincoln

"No one expects us to agree on everything. But we are expected to govern with integrity, good will, clear convictions, and… a servant’s heart."
- Sarah Palin

"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world."
- Thomas Jefferson

From The Donkey's Mouth

"I find Romero's criticisms of Obama to be blatant racism. He bends over backwards to say that it's "not personal", and that he directs his comments to Obama's policies rather than to Obama personally. But, as we've all clearly seen from the actions and words of the Teabaggers, such criticism of the President is based on Romero's fundamental objections to a black man serving as Commander in Chief. We know full well that use of the words "disgusted with Obama" are nothing more than code words for being upset by a person of color making such important decisions. Romero's specific and articulate objections to Obama's "policies" are simply cover for his overt racism. How dare he?"

- C. Heston
ACLU chief 'disgusted with Obama

“As things heat up, you can expect House Democrats will be hit with a GOP blitzkrieg of vicious Swift-Boat-style attack ads, Karl Rove-inspired knockout tactics, thinly veiled attempts at character assassination and tea party disruptions.”

- Joe Biden

"Being an American is not a matter of blood or birth, it's a matter of faith."

- President Obama

"The problem with the Tea Party, I think it's just unsustainable because they can never come up with a coherent vision for governing the country. It will die out."

- Senator Lindsey Graham (RINO, S.C.)

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Friday, July 1, 2011

Independence Weekend Quote of the Day - Friday, July 1st

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