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Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for president. One hopes it is the same half.
— Gore Vidal
The revolutions of the future must be directed not against the rich but against the poor. The poor have been the slop-pails of capitalism, repositories for all the filth and brutality of a filthy, brutal world. Do not liberate the poor; destroy them.
— Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972), American writer
Under good government, we should be ashamed of poverty; under bad government, we should be ashamed of wealth.
— Confucius
There will be good days and bad days ahead as the security plan unfolds.
— George W. Bush
Some days are good days, some days are bad days, and this is one of them.
— Lawrence Welk
The effectiveness of political and religious propaganda depends on the methods employed, not on the doctrine taught. These doctrines may be true or false, wholesome or pernicious — it makes little or no difference. Under favorable conditions, practically everybody can be converted to practically anything.
— Aldous Huxley
If any question why we died,
Tell them because our fathers lied.
— Ruyard Kipling, “Epitaphs of the War”
“The correct use of language must begin at the very top of government.â€
— Confucius
“Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they’re in the game.”
— Paul Rodriguez (1955 – ), Latino comedian and activist, USO performer
“Go forth in love and peace — be kind to dogs — and vote Democratic.”
— Thomas Eagleton (1930-2007), senator, vice presidential candidate; wrtiten for a letter to be read posthumously at his funeral Saturday
“Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.”
— Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941), lawyer, judge, and writer
