“If you look at Washington, you see permanently camped on the banks of the Potomac spread around in concentric circles an army representing thousands of selfish interests. The sole purpose of their presence is to plunder, by hook or crook, the public treasury for the benefit of their particular people or corporations.” PeopleIfsLooksPurposeInterestParticularBenefitsArmySpreadSelfishCirclesCorporationsSoleHookRepresentingTreasuryPlunderCrooksSelfish Interest Author:Charley Reese
“If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang.” IfsWould BeHateShapesEnvyJealousyMaliceTangibleEnviedJealousy EnvyJealousy And EnvyBoomerangJealous And EnvyJealousy And Insecurity Author:Charley Reese
“We...are not really free if we can't control our own government and its policies. And we will never do that if we remain ignorant.” IfsWarGovernmentPeacePolicyIgnorantAnti WarAntiwar Author:Charley Reese
“Crime is a human behavior problem, not a mechanical problem. Furthermore, if firearms were not very useful for self-defense, then police wouldn't carry them. In a free country, if the government can go armed, so should the citizens, if they so choose.” IfsShouldHumansSelfCountryProblemGovernmentCrimeCitizensBehaviorGunPoliceDefenseGun ControlHuman BehaviorSelf DefenseFirearmsFree CountryBehavior Problems Author:Charley Reese
“If you believe in the right to life, then you must believe in the right to have the means to defend that life.” IfsBelieveMeanGunGun ControlIf You BelieveRight To Life Author:Charley Reese
“Some years ago an excellent professor of economics told his class in his gravelly voice, 'If you pay me $50,000 a year to solve a problem, I damned sure ain't going to solve it.'” IfsYearsProblemPoliticalVoicePayClassYears AgoEconomicsSolveExcellentProfessors Author:Charley Reese
“And just think, fellow Southrons, what kind of a Confederate nation we could have, if after independence, politicians abandoned equivocation and spoke honestly and firmly on all issues? If they were to do their duty to God, nation, and people, there would be virtually no need for any form of federal litigation.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsKindWarWould BeFormNationsIssuesDutyPoliticianFellowsIndependenceHonestlyCivil WarSpokesAbandonedConfederateDuty To God Author:Charley Reese
“If Americans wish to preserve a country they will recognize, then the first step is to recognize the enemy. Public education is the enemy. The entertainment industry is the enemy. The corporate culture is the enemy. The advertising industry is the enemy. And most of the politicians in both parties are the enemy. An enemy is defined as anybody, or any organization, which is attacking the traditional beliefs of Americans.” IfsFirstsCountryGovernmentCultureBeliefWishPartyStepsEnemyIndustryPoliticianOrganizationEntertainmentTraditionalAdvertisingDefinedCorporatePreservesFirst StepsAttackingPublic EducationEntertainment IndustryCorporate CultureAdvertising Industry Author:Charley Reese
“If we could manage our own finances the way the Congress does the nation's, we'd all be living in high cotton and eating high on the hog.” IfsWayDoeGovernmentNationsEatingCongressFinanceManageCottonHog Author:Charley Reese
“[N]o American should retreat an inch on the right of jurors to acquit if they perceive the law or its administration to be unjust.” IfsShouldAmericaLawAdministrationPerceiveInchesUnjustRetreatJurors Author:Charley Reese
