'Politics' Category
Quotes, quotes and more quotes
Only the mediocre are always at their best. – Jean Giraudoux Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it. – Samuel Johnson, quoted in Boswell’s Life of Johnson Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds [...]
Majority of Republicans Doubt Theory of Evolution
Majority of Republicans Doubt Theory of Evolution Update: I know I’ve linked to this before, but… cripes.
links for 2007-05-18
Council for Secular Humanism (tags: atheism philosophy religion skepticism humanism organization secularism) Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. (tags: religion atheism politics activism secularism philosophy government freedom constitution)
The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
This looks interesting: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1130731388742388243.
Franklin on Liberty vs Safety
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 The classic quote. Unfortunately, it propagates the idea that freedom and security are on different ends of the same spectrum. I for one believe you can have both liberty [...]
