Friday, September 11, 2015, 08:34 PM - quoteFoo
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 01:05 PM - politiFoo, quoteFoo
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 01:04 PM - politiFoo, quoteFoo
The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.
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Friday, April 29, 2011, 12:23 AM - quoteFoo
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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Friday, December 17, 2010, 05:34 PM - quoteFoo
"I regard it as Red fascism, distinguishable from black and brown fascism by differences of no importance to me nor to its victims."
--regarding communism
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Thursday, September 23, 2010, 05:29 PM - quoteFoo
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
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Monday, September 6, 2010, 02:02 AM - quoteFoo
The arc of the clueless is long, but always bends toward embarrassment.
from the comments http://hotair.com/archives/2010/09/04/wapo-hey-that-oval-office-rug-quote-got-botched/comment-page-1/#comments
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Thursday, September 2, 2010, 01:22 AM - quoteFoo
The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long, But it Bends Towards Justice
- paraphrase of Theodore Parker
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 08:43 PM - quoteFoo
Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do!
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 04:15 PM - quoteFoo
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well.
A two-fer.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009, 06:16 PM - quoteFoo
Trying to tax a nation into prosperity is like standing in a bucket and trying to lift yourself by the handles.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009, 12:56 PM - quoteFoo
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.
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