Setting Brush Fires in People’s Minds
“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
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Thanksgiving and Our Patriotic Duty
“Thanksgiving is America’s national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty.” – Michael Dresser
Continue reading →Criticism of the President
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Continue reading →Tyranny for Your Own Good
“Of all tyrannies, tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. Those who torment us for our own good will … Continue reading →
The Love of One’s Country
“The love of one’s country is a natural thing. But why should love stop at the border?” – Pablo Casals
Continue reading →The Squeeze
The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they offered a standing $1000 bet: The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and hand the lemon to … Continue reading →
Putting the Federal Government in Charge
“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there would be a shortage of sand.” – Milton Friedman
Continue reading →Thank a Veteran
When you see a soldier, past or present, short or tall, Doing their military duty, answering their country’s call; Take a moment to thank them, for protecting what you hold dear; Tell them you are proud of them and make … Continue reading →
In God We Trust – Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey said: I don’t believe in Santa Claus, but I’m not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don’t agree with Darwin, but I didn’t go out and hire a lawyer when my high … Continue reading →
The Government is Here to Help
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” – Ronald Reagan
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