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Particularly interesting since I'm not a huge proponent of Altruism, but for other reasons am a proponent of the current war on terrorism.
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| "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." --John Stuart Mill. |
similar quotes:
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
- Thomas Paine
"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid."
- Dwight Eisenhower
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
- Edmund Burke
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
- Thomas Jefferson
YEAH!!!!
Now lets kick the shit out of all terrorists.
Die ******s!
Great quotes so far! Too bad some others will eventually show up to ruin the party. Here are some longer ones.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
--- Theodore Roosevelt, April 23, 1910
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
--- Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775
"And lets not forget, those who protect this country must be right every single time, those who seek to harm this country only have to be successful once.. " Condeleezza Rice
"Those who won our independence believed that the final end of the State was to make men free to develop their faculties... They valued liberty both as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty."
Louis Brandeis.
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"She who fucketh around too much, shall be banished for eternity"
-Ryan Jonathon 4:12
^^^^^ fuckin a ^^^^^
HAHAHAHAHA
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| Originally posted by Q5echo ^^^^^ fuckin a ^^^^^ HAHAHAHAHA |
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| Originally posted by WhoaNellie1487 MXC? |
"Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die."
-Salvador Dali
"Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being."
-Kahlil Gibran, "The Voice of the Poet"
"I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in."
-George McGovern
"War does not determine who is right - only who is left."
-Bertrand Russell
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| Originally posted by Q5echo No. "fuckin a" to dj Vendetta's post. ...got lady problems right now. it just related thats all. |
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| Originally posted by DjDarling oh fuck ryan. #1, wasn't even with you, so how is playing playstation with my ex "fuckin around" #2, when a girl gets treated like SHIIIIT she's going to stray away. |
The great masses of the people... will more easily fall victims to a great lie than to a small one.
-Adolf Hitler
In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
Men willingly believe what they wish.
-Julius Caesar
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
-Sir Winston Churchill
Thought I might revive this, 'cause I ran across some good ones:
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations -- entangling alliances with none.
-Thomas Jefferson
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
-James Madison
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
- James Madison
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
- John Adams
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
-George Washington
Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is our servant, not our master!
-Thomas Jefferson
(thought this one is somewhat appropriate for Cheney's Energy task force case. He does work for us, right? We do have a right to know who advices our public servants, right?)
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds
- Samuel Adams
The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
- James Madison
One man with courage is a majority.
- Thomas Jefferson
I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.
- Thomas Jefferson
The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty
- John Adams
Our citizens may be deceived for awhile, and have been deceived; but as long as the presses can be protected, we may trust to them for light.
- Thomas Jefferson
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- Benjamin Franklin
When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.
- Thomas Jefferson
Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty.
-Samuel Adams
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| Originally posted by MisterOpus1 It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds - Samuel Adams Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty. -Samuel Adams |
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