“Idealism is fine; but as it approaches reality, the cost becomes prohibitive.” William F. Buckley Jr.
Notable Quotables
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“No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“The people who vote decide nothing. The people who count the vote decide everything.” Joseph Stalin
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” John F. Kennedy
“[In the West] unpopular ideas can be silenced, and inconvenient facts kept dark, without any need for an […]
“The two greatest obstacles to democracy in the United States are, first, the widespread delusion among the poor […]
“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” Mark […]
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong […]
“A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean, is worthless.” Antonin Scalia, U.S. […]
“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” P.J. O'Rourke
“Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.” Lord […]
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein
“Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take […]