1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion: that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress. - John Adams
2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.
- Mark Twain
3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.
- Mark Twain
4. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. - Winston Churchill
5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. - George Bernard Shaw
6. A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. - G. Gordon Liddy
7. Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. - James Bovard
8. Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. - Douglas Casey
9. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'Rourke
10. Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.
- Fred eric Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)
11. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. - Ronald Reagan
12. I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. - Will Rogers
13. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! - P.J. O'Rourke
14. 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)
15. 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.)
16. No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain (1866 )
17. Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it. - Anonymous
18. The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. - Ronald Reagan
19. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill
20.The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. - Mark Twain
21.The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. - Herbert Spencer
22.There is no distinctly Native American criminal class... save Congress. - Mark Twain
23.What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. - Edward Langley
24.A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
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Here is a good article about the state of our electorate. I highly recommend reading the opinion pages at www.townhall.com
when you would like a conservative perspective on current events. Some of the greatest political minds of our time
gather there. You can always find the link to this and other op ed pages above.
http://townhall.com/columnists/WyntonHall/2008/11/05/karl_marx_is_not_the_father_of_capitalism |
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Here is the link to the video of William Patrick Rudd's last drive through Madisonville. Some gave all...
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October: In light of the upcoming election, I am recommending Choosing Civility by P.M. Forni for this month’s book. In it Mr. Forni outlines his Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct and makes the case for each. A sampling: pay attention, listen, speak kindly and don’t shift responsibility and blame. Much of this is common sense, or would be if we took the time or care to think about it these days. I must admit to noticing some of my own faulty behavior thanks to this particular spotlight. It is a wonderful and light read that should probably be required of students and teachers alike. In fact, if it were not so rude to do so, I would suggest getting a copy for everyone you know! I do hope we are not found lacking during this trying political season. (I worry most about my own behavior:) November: Well, we could all use some humor in our lives so I went and found some. Great Political Wit by Bob Dole is a wonderful, light read. It is bi-partisan fun that serves to humanize our politicians as well as entertain. Dole has collected a small plethora of witticisms, jokes and dry remarks that left me laughing and wishing it was longer. Enjoy the holidays and don't forget to laugh at yourself...and often. March: Ahhh! Here we are in the spring and I am about to recommend a book! Well, for goodness sake, get your gardening done first, then read in the sun for the rest of the day! I recently read Robert Royal's The God That Did Not Fail and I feel it is worth recommending to those who are interested in history, philosophy, civil education or religion. It can be a bit dry and very dense at times but it was well worth it and I'm glad I read it. The book traces religious belief, particulary Christianity from the Roman era to the present. It points out some fatal flaws in common perception regarding the dark ages and other time periods. Royal explains the connection between Christianity and the success of western civilization with eloquence. Please email conservative book suggestions to me directly at
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. Happy Reading! Katy |
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Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"
‘Watch money,’ she said. ‘Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.
When you see that trading is done not by consent, but by compulsion --
when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission
from men who produce nothing -- when you see that money is flowing to
those who deal not in goods, but in favors---when you see that men get
rich more easily by graft than by work, and your laws no longer protect
you against them, but protect them against you -- when you see
corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice -- you
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