"The Founding Fathers worried that some common impulse of passion might lead many to subvert the rights of the few. Its a rational fear, one that is played out endlessly."

--

Source : "Right blogs on guns: 'We win'" by Kevin Cirilli, www.politico.com. April 18, 2013.

David Harsanyi

#Father Quotes #Passion Quotes #Rights Quotes

“Writing with voice is writing into which someone has breathed. It has that fluency, rhythm, and liveliness that exist naturally in the speech of most people when they are enjoying a conversation...Writing with real voice has the power to make you pay attention and understand --the words go deep.”
“As always, an educated woman was a dangerous woman.”
“Lying is before you and the grave is in front of you.”
“I've learned, I think, to be able to distinguish between the necessary and the unnecessary as far as my limited outside time is concerned. Saying "no" politely is a necessity if one wants to lead any kind of stable life.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If you live your life the right way, you work hard, you go about things the right way, eventually something good's going to come of it.”
“I think I was born at a time when an American male had so many advantages and opportunities that weren't available to men before or after, just a very brief period.”
“I'm in a no-win situation. If I have my kids in the show, I'm exploiting them. If I don't, people will think I'm not a hands-on mom.”

Source : "Denise Richards Sets the Record Straight" by Lori Berger, www.redbookmag.com. May 12, 2008.
“What could be nicer than to have three horrible children behind you in an airplane, and the next set, you go onstage and you talk about how much you despise the children and what you would like to do to them on an airplane? That's the only time I would gladly take a terrorist on. It'd be worth it to get rid of these children.”

You may also like:

Dana Milbank
Columnist
Evan Thomas
Journalist
John Bolton
Lawyer
Mark Haddon
Novelist
Martin Amis
Novelist
Pascal Bruckner
Writer
Rich Lowry
Editor
Stefano Benni
Writer
Ben Domenech
Editor