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7:35 am
February 9, 2012


Jarhead

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Post edited 6:50 am – February 10, 2012 by Jarhead


I thought I would start a thread where we could post some of our favorite quotes and truisms …..any quotes….any subject. 

Here are a couple to start with.

 

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
     - Pericles (430 B.C.)

 The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.
      -Mark Twain

 What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
     - Edward Langley

"  When a well packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and it's speaker a raving lunatic." Dresden James 

11:43 am
February 9, 2012


MW

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  • "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on soceity." -Mark Twain

 

  • "There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come." – unknown

 

  • "A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks." -Thomas Jefferson

All the kings horses and all the kings men won’t be able to put the empire together again. -anonymous

6:48 am
February 10, 2012


Jarhead

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All of these principles must be backed up by one's SKILL with a firearm, which requires training and practice. "YOU ARE NO MORE ARMED BECAUSE YOU ARE WEARING A PISTOL THAN YOU ARE A MUSICIAN BECAUSE YOU OWN A GUITAR."

    -Jeff Cooper

 

. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is
     to fill the world with fools.
     - Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)

"  When a well packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and it's speaker a raving lunatic." Dresden James 

9:54 am
February 10, 2012


Crab Apple

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"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." – Thomas Jefferson

The above is attributed to Jefferson but not documented.

6:48 am
February 13, 2012


Jarhead

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Post edited 6:50 am – February 13, 2012 by Jarhead


 

Terror is our best political weapon.

Adolph Hitler 

 

In my many years I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress.

John Adams

 

Suppose you're an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress, But I repeat myself.

Mark Twain.

 

 

 

 

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and  car keys to a teenage boy.

 


     - P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian



"  When a well packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and it's speaker a raving lunatic." Dresden James 

9:58 am
February 13, 2012


Crab Apple

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Decades ago, Ludwig Von Mises captured everything discussed here elegantly:

There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion.

The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as a result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved.

5:21 am
February 16, 2012


Jarhead

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 It's not whether you win or lose,
      but how you place the blame.

      You are not drunk
      if you can lie on the floor
      without holding on.

      We have enough "youth".
      How about a fountain of "smart"?

      The original point and click interface
      was a Smith & Wesson.

      A Fool and his money
      can throw one heck of a party

      When blondes have more fun,do they know it?

      Five days a week my body is a temple.
      The other two it's an amusement park.

      LEARN FROM YOUR PARENTS' MISTAKES
      USE BIRTH CONTROL

      Money isn't everything,
      but it sure keeps the kids in touch.

      Don't Drink and Drive
      You might hit a bump and spill something.

      If at first you don't succeed
      skydiving is not for you

      Reality is only an illusion
      that occurs due to a lack of alcohol.

      We are born naked, wet and hungry.
      Then things get worse.

      Red meat is not bad for you
      Fuzzy green meat is bad for you.

      Ninety-nine percent of all lawyers
      give the rest a bad name.

      Xerox and Wurlitzer will merge
      to produce reproductive organs.

      Alabama state motto:
      At least we're not Mississippi

      ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS NO
      MATCH FOR NATURAL STUPIDITY.

      The latest survey shows that
      three out of four people make
      up 75% of the population

      "You know why a banana is like a politician?"
      "He comes in and first he is green, then he turns yellow
      and then he's rotten."

      "I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
      you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
      identify their corporate sponsors."

      The reason Politicians try so hard to get re-elected
      is that they would 'hate' to have to make a living
      under the laws they've passed.

"  When a well packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and it's speaker a raving lunatic." Dresden James 

9:42 am
February 16, 2012


MW

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"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
      you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
      identify their corporate sponsors."

 

My favorite line. Ron Paul's NASCAR uniform would be the only one with only one sponsor and the only one with the American Flag AS the sponsor.

All the kings horses and all the kings men won’t be able to put the empire together again. -anonymous

10:25 pm
February 16, 2012


Jarhead

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MW said:

"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
      you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
      identify their corporate sponsors."

 

My favorite line. Ron Paul's NASCAR uniform would be the only one with only one sponsor and the only one with the American Flag AS the sponsor.

Some would be so cover with patches you couldn't see their uniform.

"  When a well packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and it's speaker a raving lunatic." Dresden James 

10:33 am
February 24, 2012


Crab Apple

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"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day that my children may have
peace." – Thomas Paine

7:32 pm
February 27, 2012


Jarhead

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A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.
     

 

 If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free!
     

"  When a well packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and it's speaker a raving lunatic." Dresden James 

2:37 pm
March 16, 2012


Crab Apple

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originally said in Scottish Gaelic as….     

Am fear nach gleidh na h-airm san t-sith, cha bhi iad aige 'n am a' chogaidh.

 

 

 He that keeps not his arms in time of peace will have none in time of war.

5:51 pm
March 16, 2012


Gallo

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Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics. — Gen. Omar Bradley

8:21 pm
March 16, 2012


Jarhead

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Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.
     - Douglas Casey

 

 In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
     - Voltaire (1764)

"  When a well packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and it's speaker a raving lunatic." Dresden James 

5:32 pm
May 3, 2012


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Tangibles trump conceptuals. Modern fiat currencies are generally accepted, but have essentially no backing. Because they are largely a by-product of interest-bearing debt, modern currencies are destined for inflation. In the long run, inflation dooms fiat currencies to collapse. The majority of your assets should be invested in productive farmland and other tangibles such as useful hand tools. After you have your key logistics squared away, anything extra should be invested in silver and gold.

— James Rawles: How to Survive The End of the World as We Know It

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