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[Full Metal]

OK I'll start:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness." -- D.O.I.

[dmr4567]

1. how about these two

"As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air -- however slight -- lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness."
-- Justice William O. Douglas


"Dropping bombs from a safe height on an already hard-pressed people, whose infrastructure is in chaos from years of sanctions and who live under an oppressive regime, isn't a 'war'. It's a turkey shoot. "
-- Terry Jones

[Full Metal]

2. Good ones, I like these two

"With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost." --
William Lloyd Garrison

"Government rests upon the popular consent of the governed and rebellion is permissible when government subverts the ends - the protection of life, liberty, and property - for which it is established." --John Locke

[SCantiGOP]

3. I could do this all day

1- "Men rarely, if ever, manage to dream up a God superior to themselves. Most Gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child." -Robert Heinlein

2- "A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain." -Mark Twain

3- "Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill all and you are a God." -Jean Rostand

4- "The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you can control all the people." -Noam Chomsky

And, a favorite: "In this world of sin and sorrow, there is always something to be thankful for. As for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican." -H. L. Mencken

[Full Metal]

4. Me too.

"I have existed from the morning of the world and I shall exist until the last star falls from the night. Although I have taken the form of Gaius Caligula, I am all men as I am no man and therefore I am a God." Caligula

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty." -- JFK

[peace frog]

5. Dorothy Parker

"You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think."

[Sir Jeffrey]

6. My favorite...

"The finding of facts does not ask whether the facts are welcome or not, but only whether they are correct or not. For this reason it always comes into sharp conflict with politics..."

WILHELM REICH
"THE MASS PSYCHOLOGY OF FASCISM"

[SalmonChantedEvening]

7. Mine.

When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it, always. -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)


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[Tenseiga]

9. refer to my sig

[JuniperLea]

8. My sig line...

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

10. "To Alcohol! The Cause Of, And Solution To, All Of Life's Problems."

Homer J. Simpson

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