'Politics' Category
Ingersoll on Misogynists
The men who declare that woman is the intellectual inferior of man, do not, and cannot, by offering themselves in evidence, substantiate their declaration. Robert Green Ingersoll – “Men, Women, And God†(1885) via Cynical-C
Huckabee and God’s Constitution
I was not that surprised to read here that Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to be more in line with the Bible. I’m unsurprised since the religious right is so cozy with him. What I’m interested in is that these same religious people are appalled that Iran has done the same thing with their [...]
Quotes
An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support. – John Buchan The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind. – H. L. Mencken It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts [...]
Mann on War (not man-o-war)
War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace. – Thomas Mann
More Quotations Than You Can Shake A Stick At
The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth. – H. L. Mencken Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. – Doug Larson Violence is the last refuge [...]
