Famous Quotes

[Garand Man]

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.
Alexis de Tocqueville

 

[walkin jack]

Margaret Thatcher: "The trouble with Socialism is, sooner or later you run out of other people's money."

"When you subsidize poverty and failure, you get more of both." - James Dale Davidson, National Taxpayers Union

"The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." – Tacitus

 

[Garand Man]

The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.
John F. Kennedy

 

[Alnamvet68]

"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy."

Winston Churchill

 

[MP1SG]

Duty,Honor,Country those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be,what you can be, what you will be. They are your ralling points to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith,to create hope when hope has become forlorn.

General MacArthur
West Point 1962

 

[sierra255]

Through defensive violence will alway's be 'sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principal, it would be still more unfortunant if wrongdoers should dominate just men.
St. Augustine

No possible rapidy of fire can atone for habitual carelessness of aim with the first shot.
T. Roosevelt 1895

Life is tough, it's even tougher when your stupid.
John Wayne

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyperson you meet.
Marine General James Mattis

 

[jaykellogg]

“But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one." Jesus Christ in Luke 22:36

 

[amazingflapjack]

"Hate War"-Lt Gen (ret) Hal Moore. Formally Lt Col with the 1st Cavalry Division, Ia Drang-RSVN-1965.

 

[truckemup97]

"One of the prize possessions of manhood since our forefathers first settled America always has been the gun. This attitude toward firearms has become an historic tradition in the United States. It represents a priceless freedom won by our forefathers which few other nations enjoy. So strong was their conviction about the right of reputable citizens to own and use firearms for lawful purposes that they amended our original Constitution to provide that 'the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' That right is a foundation stone of American liberty. We owe it to our ancestors to preserve unimpaired that right which they have delivered to our care. We owe it to future generations that their inheritance not be destroyed. Let's act now to make certain that Americans always will have the freedoms, the values, and the pleasures signified by a man and his gun." American Rifleman editorial, March 1959

"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." - William Pitt

 

[amazingflapjack]

"History has taught us, that we have learned nothing from history." This is one of my favorites, and sadly, I am not sure if I have quoted it correctly, and do not know the author's name. If someone knows, please post it here. Thanks, Flapjack.

 

[P&R Fan]

"How did you get so much cute onto just one face?"

Me....To Missus P&R Fan.

Jim

 

[fiasconva]

"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul."
.....George Bernard Shaw

 

[WardenRoss]

"Son, you are like a mule in the Kentucky Derby."

What my Dad said to be when I was younger and dating a girl worth about four-million dollars. Didn't last long.

 

[amazingflapjack]

"If America would be great, it must first be good." Alexis DeTocqueville.

 

[Garand Man]

This is my ABSOLUTE all time favorite... and it should be the motto of everyone defending our 2nd Amendment

"If ye love wealth better than liberty,
the tranquility of servitude
better than the animating contest of freedom,
go home from us in peace.
We ask not your counsels or your arms.
Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you.
May your chains set lightly upon you,
and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."

Quote by:

Samuel Adams; known as the "Father of the American Revolution" August 1, 1776 Philidelphia State House

 

[jaykellogg]

Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised.

Nicolo Machiavelli

 

[Lee in Quartzsite]

"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"

Adolph Hitler, 1935, on The Weapons Act of Nazi Germany

 

[Marshwheeling]

"Madam, I may be drunk, but you are ugly, and in the morning, I shall be sober, while you will still be ugly."

-Winston Churchill


"You flatter yourself, Madam; it's hanging out.

-Samuel Johnson.

 

[timn8er]

I tried to think of something heavy & philosophical, but all I
could think of was this(supposedly carved on W.C. Fields
tombstone): "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia".

 

[rwsmith]

Winston

"Never in the course of human events has so much been owed by so many to so few." - Churchill

 

[chud333]

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.

Abraham Lincoln

 

[DCWilson]

Churchill has to have been one of the most gifted phrase-makers of all time. One of my favorites is not a generalization, but a definition.

"A fanatic is a person who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject."

Of course we all know this is primarily true of those who do not happen to share our own well thought-out beliefs.

 

[s1mp13m4n]

Polititions are like dirty diapers, they should be changed often and for the same reason. - Mark Twain

 

[V-35]

Nash?

This from a black guy named Nash (I think) who was a great wit; He died a couple of years ago but if anyone remembers him, I would appreicate a heads up. I would love to have his book of (Great) sayings


#1.

Candy's Dandy but Likker's Quicker



..........And This one I think is better............


#2

To keep your marrage brimming

With love from the loving cup

Whenever you're wrong, Admit It

Whenever you're right, Shut Up



Art

 

[Avery11]

Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly (read mean) goes clear to the bone.

- My Grandpa Julian telling me about girls.

 

[TACC1]

Shameless copy from somewhere else:

"I drank What?"--(Socrates)

TACC1

 

[Naples22]

" No, we have no ammo"
Walmart clerk

 

[Roadtrash]

Don't know who said it but:

Treat every day like it is your last for one day it will be.

 

[DWFAN]

DUDE, STOP USING YELLOW. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO READ A SINGLE POST BY YOU.
Thank you
DW

 

[carpriver]

Freedom comes with great responsibility. (unknown)