The price of freedom

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Desmond Tutu

A gathering of Democrats

A gathering of Democrats is more sweaty, disorderly, offhand, and rowdy than a gathering of Republicans; it is also likely to be more cheerful, imaginative, tolerant of dissent, and skillful at the game of give-and-take. A gathering of Republicans is more respectable, sober, purposeful, and businesslike than a gathering of Democrats; it is also likely … Read more

Courage is the first

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. Aristotle

Democracy is four wolves

Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Ambrose Bierce

I cannot help fearing

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all. Alexis de Tocqueville

History teaches that war

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. Ronald Reagan

Above all, we must

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have.
Ronald Reagan