The Famous, or Not So Famous, Quote Thread

[doublenutz]

"The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened"

Norman Thomas (1884-1968) was a six-time U.S. Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America
Source of this quote is 1948 - from an interview during the presidential campaign, [Ed. note: Norman Thomas and Gus Hall, the U.S. Communist Party Candidate, both quit American politics, agreeing that the Republican and Democratic parties by 1970 had adopted every plank on the Communist/Socialist and they no longer had an alternate party platform on which to run.]




http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote/norman_thomas_quote_ffb1

[doublenutz]

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it"- Thomas Sowell

[doublenutz]

“Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.”
Winston Churchill

(Substitute Politicians or better yet Democrats for the word "Dictators")

[Cooter]

How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual... as a trustworthy and productive citizen, or as part of an unruly crowd that needs to be lorded, controlled, supervised, and taken care of." -- Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp





"Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence ... From the hour the Pilgrims landed, to the present day, events, occurrences, and tendencies prove that to insure peace, security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable . . . the very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that is good" (George Washington)

[doublenutz]

“The assumption that spending more of the taxpayer's money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has made things worse. The black family- which survived slavery, discrimination, poverty, wars and depressions- began to come apart as the federal government moved in with its well-financed programs to "help."- Thomas Sowel

[HK4U]

Originally Posted by doublenutz

“The assumption that spending more of the taxpayer's money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has made things worse. The black family- which survived slavery, discrimination, poverty, wars and depressions- began to come apart as the federal government moved in with its well-financed programs to "help."- Thomas Sowel

Words all Americans should fear. "We are the government and we are here to help".

[Quiet]

"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent enroachment of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison

[doublenutz]

Originally Posted by Quiet

"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent enroachment of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison

Both excellent!

[DrLewall]

"I have a million ideas, but the govt can't afford them"...Hillary Clinton

[doublenutz]

"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled or Hanged!!! Abraham Lincoln