“If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven.” IfsPoliticalHeavenAcceptancePromiseSpeechElectionGreedCorruptionKeeping PromisesKept PromisesAcceptance SpeechPromises That Are Broken Book:Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams Source: Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams
“Our Supreme Court has lifted the practice of buying legislation to the level of a constitutional principle by repeatedly protecting corporate spending for and against political candidates, as well as promises and threats of such spending to bribe and blackmail such candidates, by appeal to the free-speech clause of the First Amendment.” FirstsWellsPoliticalLevelsPrinciplesPracticePromiseSpeechCourtThreatSpendingSupremeAppealsCorporateCandidatesBuyingAmendmentsFree SpeechLegislationSupreme CourtFirst AmendmentBribeClausesBlackmailPolitical Candidates Author:Thomas Pogge
“Give me an opportunity to fail," Saiman said. "I promise my corpse won't interrupt your 'I told you so' speech.” GivingSaidOpportunityFailingPromiseSpeechGive MeCorpsesI PromiseTold You So Book:Magic Strikes Source: Magic Strikes