“We are a nation that has a government–not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our Government has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘History’
February 22, 2009
Ronald Reagan on Government
“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem. From time to time, we have been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. But if [...]
February 16, 2009
George Washington on National Debt
“As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is, to use it as sparingly as possible; avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, but remembering also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel it; avoiding likewise the accumulation of [...]
July 8, 2007
E.H. Gombrich on History
“What I have always loved best about the history of the world is that it is true. That all the extraordinary things we read were no less real than you and I are today. What is more, what did happen is often far more exciting and amazing than anything we could invent.”
– E.H. Gombrich, A [...]
July 6, 2007
Thomas Jefferson on History
“History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.”
– Thomas Jefferson, Letter to John Norvell, 14 June 1807
July 6, 2007
Thomas Jefferson on Past and Future
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.”
– Thomas Jefferson, Letter to John Adams, 1 August 1816
July 6, 2007
Henry IV on War
“It is high time that all of us, drunk with war, sobered up.”
– King Henry IV of France, November 1599
July 6, 2007
Douglas MacArthur on War
“I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes.”
– General Douglas MacArthur, Farewell Address to Congress, 19 April 1951
July 6, 2007
George Patton on Heroism
“The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.”
– General George S. Patton, Jr., Speech to the US Third Army on the eve of D-Day, 5 June 1944
July 6, 2007
George Patton on Death
“Death must not be feared. Death, in time, comes to all men… A real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honour, his sense of duty to his country and his innate manhood.”
– General George S. Patton, Jr., Speech to the US Third Army on the eve of D-Day, 5 June 1944
