Ron Paul: Quote for April 30, 2012

The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.rn

-- Ron Paul

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Daniel Defoe: Quote for April 29, 2012

Wherever God erects a house of prayer,
The Devil always builds a chapel there;
And 'twill be found, upon examination,
The latter has the largest congregation.

-- Daniel Defoe

from: The True-Born Englishman, (Book 1701)

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Carl Jung: Quote for April 28, 2012

You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.

-- Carl Jung

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Hippocrates: Quote for April 27, 2012

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.

-- Hippocrates

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Arianna Huffington: Quote for April 26, 2012

Why worry about minor little details like clean air, clean water, safe ports and the safety net when Jesus is going to give the world an "Extreme Makeover: Planet Edition" right after he finishes putting Satan in his place once and for all?

-- Arianna Huffington

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Dick Clark: Quote for April 25, 2012

If our lawmakers are to effectively address immigration, international trade, the war on terror and other pressing matters, an understanding of the peoples of the world is vital.

-- Dick Clark

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Sun Tzu: Quote for April 24, 2012

Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.

-- Sun Tzu

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Albert Pike: Quote for April 23, 2012

A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; nor too far off, lest he freeze.

-- Albert Pike

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J. Edgar Hoover: Quote for April 22, 2012

Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.

-- J. Edgar Hoover

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Horace Greeley: Quote for April 21, 2012

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing, and only character endures.

-- Horace Greeley

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Goldie Hawn: Quote for April 20, 2012

The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one.

-- Goldie Hawn

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Isaac Asimov: Quote for April 19, 2012

Which is the greater danger - nuclear warfare or the population explosion? The latter absolutely! To bring about nuclear war, someone has to DO something; someone has to press a button. To bring about destruction by overcrowding, mass starvation, anarchy, the destruction of our most cherished values-there is no need to do anything. We need only do nothing except what comes naturally - and breed. And how easy it is to do nothing?

-- Isaac Asimov

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Kurt Vonnegut: Quote for April 18, 2012

No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful.

-- Kurt Vonnegut

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James L. Farmer: Quote for April 17, 2012

Evil societies always kill their consciences.

-- James L. Farmer

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Charley Reese: Quote for April 16, 2012

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

-- Charley Reese

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Leni Riefenstahl: Quote for April 15, 2012

I feel as though I have lived many lives, experienced the heights and depths of each and like the waves of the ocean, never known rest. Throughout the years, I looked always for the unusual, for the wonderful, for the mysteries at the heart of life.

-- Leni Riefenstahl

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Judith Crist: Quote for April 14, 2012

What censorship accomplishes, creating an unreal and hypocritical mythology, fomenting an attraction for forbidden fruit, inhibiting the creative minds among us and fostering an illicit trade. Above all, it curtails the right of the individual, be he creator or consumer, to satisfy his intellect and his interest without harm. In our law-rooted society, we are not the keeper of our brother’s morals – only of his rights.

-- Judith Crist

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Francis de Sales: Quote for April 13, 2012

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew.

-- Francis de Sales

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Michael Wallace: Quote for April 12, 2012

Act as if you know what you are talking about and people will assume that you do. Pretend you have no fear and you will appear confident to others.

-- Michael Wallace

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Clarence Darrow: Quote for April 11, 2012

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free.

-- Clarence Darrow

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Emma Goldman: Quote for April 10, 2012

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

-- Emma Goldman

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Eric Pianka: Quote for April 9, 2012

Our economic system based on continual growth must be replaced by a sustainable system where each of us leaves the planet in the same condition that it was in before we were born. This will require many fewer of us and much less extravagant life styles. We won't be able to move around so freely (airplanes will become a thing of the past) and we will have to go back to walking and riding horses. In addition, humans will have to be more spread out, living without big cities. Before it is all over, we are going to have to limit our own reproduction, un-invent money, control human greed, revert back to trade and barter, and grow our own crops, among other things.

-- Eric Pianka

from: The Vanishing Book of Life on Earth

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Jesus Christ: Quote for April 8, 2012

If those who lead you say to you, 'See, the kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living father. But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty.

-- Jesus Christ

from: Gospel of Thomas (Lambdin Translation)

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Martin Luther: Quote for April 7, 2012

In the bonds of Death He lay
Who for our offence was slain;
But the Lord is risen to-day,
Christ hath brought us life again,
Wherefore let us all rejoice,
Singing loud, with cheerful voice,
Hallelujah!

-- Martin Luther

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