“From the circumstances of my position, I was often thrown into the society of horse-racers, card-players, fox-hunters, scientific and professional men, and of dignified men; and many a time have I asked myself, in the enthusiastic moment of the death of a fox, the victory of a favorite horse, the issue of a question eloquently argued at the bar, or in the great council of the nation, well, which of these kinds of reputation should I prefer? That of a horse-jockey, a fox-hunter, an orator, or the honest advocate of my country's rights?” MenShouldWellsKindCountryMomentsNationsIssuesRightsPlayerHonestPositionVictoryCircumstancesHorseBarsReputationCardsThrownShould IFoxesHuntersCouncilEnthusiasticOratorsJockeysRacers Book:The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private
“Senescent judges show how patriotic they are by passing out hard sentences for tearing up a draft card or following one's conscience according to the principles established by our country at the Nuremburg trials.” CountryHardShowsPrinciplesJudgingConscienceFollowingSentencesTrialsPassingPassingsCardsOur CountryPatrioticPassing Out Author:Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
“To engage in war is always to pick a wild card. And war must always be a last resort, not a first choice. I truly must question the judgment of any president who can say that a massive unprovoked military attack on a nation which is over 50 percent children is ‘in the highest moral traditions of our country.'” FirstsChildrenWarCountryLastsChoicesNationsPeacePresidentMoralMilitaryJudgmentHighestPicksPercentTraditionCardsOur CountryFiftyMassiveResorts Author:Robert Byrd
“What Mr. Loughner knows is that he has the full support of a major political party in this country ... he knows that ... the Democrat party is attempting to find anybody but him to blame. He knows if he plays his cards right, he's just a victim. ... This guy clearly understands he's getting all the attention and he understands he's got a political party doing everything it can, plus a local sheriff doing everything that they can to make sure he's not convicted of murder -- but something lesser.” IfsKnowsCountryPlayPoliticalGuyPartyAttentionSupportStupidMajorsMurderVictimBlameDemocratLocalsCardsPlusPolitical PartiesThis GuyAttemptingHatefulSheriffs Author:Rush Limbaugh