He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections.
How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.
Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.
The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds"
Today is the birthday of Samuel Adams (1722-1803), the founding father who said
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