"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."

-- George Washington

#Gun Quotes #Government Quotes #People Quotes

“Past one oâ€™clock. You must have gone to bed. The Milky Way streams silver through the night. Iâ€™m in no hurry; with lightning telegrams I have no cause to wake or trouble you. And, as they say, the incident is closed. Loveâ€™s boat has smashed against the daily grind. Now you and I are quits. Why bother then To balance mutual sorrows, pains, and hurts. Behold what quiet settles on the world. Night wraps the sky in tribute from the stars. In hours like these, one rises to address The ages, history, and all creation.”
“I don't know why I go to extremes.”
“If you can reach just 10 percent of the population, you can begin to reach a tipping point; that's where true social movements take place - it's a numbers game. And when you reach that number, the truth becomes obvious and empires of injustice crumble and fall.”
“It is not that death comes, but that life leaves.”
“I am not a romantic leading man anymore so I don't need to nurture that public image anymore. I can talk about it now because I'm not afraid anymore . . . When I grew up, being gay, being sissy or anything like that, was verboten. I disliked myself intensely and feared this part of myself intensely, and had to hide it and became 'Perfect Richard, All-American Boy' as a place to hide.”
“We can pretend that China is not there. But China is there, and unless we put our economy on the right track, it is going to overwhelm us completely.”
“A book is a most delightful companion. It gives, and does not take.”
“A recursive definition does not necessarily lead to a recursive process.”

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