“I hate Uncle Sam – I’m so over older men.”
– Jack (Sean Hayes) in Will and Grace, discussing his income tax situation.
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January 23rd, 2003 | Comments are closed
 “…it rests on the assumption that your kids belong to the state. If we buy that assumption then it is for the state — not for parents, the community, the religious institutions or teachers — to decide who shall have what values and who shall do what work, when, where and how in our society. That assumption isn’t a new one. The Nazis thought it was a great idea.” (Quote via Nolo Consentire) January 22nd, 2003 | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)
Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong January 21st, 2003 | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)
Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer. You have only to persevere to save yourselves January 20th, 2003 | Comments are closed
It is certainly true that modern civilization has created environmental problems, but the key enviromental issue is addressed in this one question. Is our technology’s ability to solve environmental problems advancing faster than are the environmental problems themselves? January 16th, 2003 | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
You may find me one day dead in a ditch somewhere. But by God, you’ll find me in a pile of brass. January 15th, 2003 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
We are not going to put our players in a situation where they have to shake hands with the president of Zimbabwe. January 14th, 2003 | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves. January 13th, 2003 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
“You teach people that it’s wrong to care. You tell them that the right course of action is to “not get involved”. When they see a crime being committed, then if they try to stop it they may end up in prison, but there’s no punishment for looking the other direction and not seeing. And thus fewer people will get involved.” – Steven Den Beste writing on what happens when you punish people for killing robbers. Emphasis added by me. January 12th, 2003 | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
I quit about ten years ago. I was getting sick of it and Hillary was going to finance her health plan with taxes on cigs. I went cold turkey and being mad at Hillary helped me over the rough spots. Maybe you could think of all your money that will NOT be going to the government. January 12th, 2003 | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
When I hear the words “new push” I always think of a) the First World War, and b) the Soviet Union. It’s what people do when their systems aren’t working – apply more mindless force. So, no surprise to find that schools are being instructed to do more new pushes. Next they will be going over the top and introducing Five Year Plans. January 11th, 2003 | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)
One of the reasons people used to pay so much attention to politics was that it offered cheap entertainment at a time when entertainment was scarce. Now entertainment is plentiful, and much of it is more entertaining than politics. January 9th, 2003 | One comment - (Comments are closed)
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