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"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal." -
Thomas Jefferson
"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or
give me death." - Patrick Henry
You can\'t appreciate home till you\'ve left it, money till it\'s spent, your
wife until she\'s joined a woman\'s club, nor Old Glory till you see it
hanging on a broomstick on a shanty of a consul in a foreign town. - O.
Henry (1862-1919)
Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! Long has it waved on high, And many an
eye has danced to see That banner in the sky. Oliver Wendell Holmes in "Old Ironsides"
Many a bum show has been saved by the flag. - George M. Cohan
A person gets from a symbol the meaning he puts into it. The United States
Supreme Court.
Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow - red, yellow,
brown, black and white - and we\'re all precious in God\'s sight. - Rev. Jesse
Jackson
\'Twas red with the blood of freemen and white with the fear of the foe; And
the stars that fit in their courses \'gainst tyrants its symbols know. -
Julia Ward Howe in "The Flag"
The emblem of equal rights. It means free hands, free lips, self-government,
and the sovereignty of the individual. -Robert Ingersoll
Our flag is our national ensign, pure and simple, behold it! Listen to it!
Every star has a tongue, every stripe is articulate. - Robert C. Winthrop
(1809-1894), Senator from Massachusetts
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the
President or any other public office save exactly to the degree in which he
himself stands by the country. - Theodore Roosevelt
"This will be the best security for maintaining our liberties. A nation of
well-informed men, who have been taught to know and prize the rights which
God has given them, cannot be enslaved." - Benjamin Franklin
The Constitution evidently contemplated no taxes as direct taxes, but only
as Congress could lay in proportion to the census. - U.S. Supreme Court;
Hylton v. United States (1796)
God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard
and defend it. - Daniel Webster
A government that is large enough to supply everything you need is large
enough to take everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson
The government turns every contingency into an excuse for enhancing power in
itself. - John Adams
"If men, through fear, fraud, or mistake, should in terms renounce or give
up any natural right, the eternal law of reason and the grand end of society
would absolutely vacate such renunciation. The right to freedom being the
gift of god, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily
become a slave." - Samuel Adams, The Father of the American Revolution
The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government
are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are
numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on
external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with
which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. -
James Madison The Federalist Papers, No.45
The tax power has been used by the national government as a weapon to take
over, one by one, subjects traditionally within the orbit of state police
power. - Chief Justice Taft
Let no more be said of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by
the chains of the Constitution. - Thomas Jefferson
"Income," as used in the statute should be given the meaning so as not to
include everything that comes in. The true function of the words "gain" and
"profit" is to limit the meaning of the word income - So. Pacific v. Lower,
238 F 847
Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life;
Secondly, to liberty; \'thirdly, to property; together with the right to
support and defend them in the best manner they can. -Samuel Adams, \'Rights of the Colonists," Nov. 1772
No one is bound to obey an unconstitutional law and no courts are bound to
enforce it. - Sixteenth American Jurisprudence Second Edition, Section 177
Income Tax: A tax on the yearly profits arising from property, professions,
trades, and offices. - Black\'s Law Dictionary Second Edition, 1891
Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is
a dangerous servant and a fearful master. - George Washington
Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the
Peoples\' Liberty\'s Teeth." - George Washington
The legal right of the taxpayer to decrease the amount of what otherwise
would be his taxes or altogether avoid them by means which the law permits,
cannot be doubted. - Gregory v. Helvering, 293 U.S. 465
We shall cause the United States to spend itself to destruction. - V. 1. Lenin
I have now disposed of all my property to my family; there is one thing more
I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion. If they have
that, and I had not given them one shilling, they would be rich; and if they
have not this, and I had given them all this world, they would be poor. -
Patrick Henry in his will
The high office of President has been used to foment a plot to destroy the
American\'s freedom, and before I leave office I must inform the citizen of
his plight. - John F. Kennedy at Columbia University, 10 days before his
assassination
We have in this country one of the most corrupt institutions the world has
ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve
Banks...They are, not government institutions. They are private monopolies
which prey upon the people of these United States for the benefit of
themselves and their foreign customers... - Senator Louis T. McFadden (for
22 years Chairman of the U.S. Banking & Currency Commission)
The best yardstick of the effectiveness of the fight against Communism is
the fury of the smear attacks against the fighter. - J. Edgar Hoover
This nation can never be conquered from without. If it is ever to fall it
will be from within. - President Abraham Lincoln
Still one thing more, fellow citizens, a wise and frugal government which
shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise
free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall
not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of
good government. - Thomas Jefferson, 1st Inaugural Address
It is the duty of a citizen not only to observe the law but to let it be
known that he is opposed to its violation. - Calvin Coolidge
As usurpation is the exercise of power, which another hath a right to; so
tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right
to. - John Locke, "Of Civil Government" 1689
The common curse of mankind - folly and ignorance. - Shakespeare
An Unconstitutional Act is not a law; it confers no rights; it imposes no
duties; it affords no protection; it creates no office; it is, in legal
contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never been passed. - U.S.
Supreme Court Norton V. Shelby County 118 U.S. 425, 442
One of the main purposes for the control and power of the Establishment
media is to keep the masses deceived and ignorant about their rights and
oppressions of their rights. - Charles Weisman
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. -Albert Einstein
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than
standing armies.... The issuing powers should be taken from the banks and
restored to the people to whom it properly belongs. - Thomas Jefferson
Taxation is the art of plucking the goose, so as to obtain the largest
amount of feathers with the smallest amount of hissing. - Jean-Baptiste
Colbert, Minister of Finance under Louis XIV
All laws which are repugnant to the Constitution are null and void. - U.S.
Supreme Court Marbury v. Madison, 2Cranch 5 U.S. (1803)
Man will ultimately be governed by Godor by tyrants. -Ben Franklin
I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the
people by gradual and silent encroachment of those in power than by violent
and sudden usurpations. - James Madison
All socialism involves slavery. - Herbert Spencer
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances
with none. - Thomas Jefferson First Inaugural Address
We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed
by government. - Benjamin Franklin
Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that
between order and chaos. - Chief Justice John Marshall
All government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of
slavery. - Jonathan Swift
I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing
proofs I see of this truth - that God governs in the affairs of men. And if
a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that
an empire can rise without His aid. -Benjamin Franklin
The highest level of prosperity occurs when there is a free-market economy
and a minimum of government regulations. - Adam Smith, "The Wealth of
Nations"
Property: Rightful dominion over external objects; ownership; the
unrestricted and exclusive right to a thing; Property is the highest right a
man can have to anything. -Black\'s Law Dictionary Second Edition, 1891
Think what you do when you run into debt; you give to another power over
your liberty. -Benjamin Franklin
CONGRESSIONAL OATH OF OFFICE: "I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I
take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of
evasion: and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the
office on which I am about to enter. So help me, God."
"Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither
liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude
greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in
peace. We seek not your council, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the
hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our country men."
- Samuel Adams
"The tree of liberty must be watered periodically with the blood of tyrants
and patriots alike. It is its natural manure." - Thomas Jefferson
"The price of liberty is, always has been, and always will be blood: The
person who is not willing to die for his liberty has already lost it to the
first scoundrel who is willing to risk dying to violate that person\'s
liberty! Are you free?" -Andrew Ford
"If the price I must pay for my freedom is to acknowledge that the
government was granted the power to infringe on them, then I am not free." -
Pol Anderson
"The great object is that everyman be armed. Everyone who is able may have a
gun." -Patrick Henry, in the Virginia Convention on the ratification of the
Constitution
"Our task of creating a Socialist America can only succeed when those who
would resist us have been totally disarmed." - Sarah Brady
"I don\'t care about crime, I just want to get the guns." - Senator Howard
Metzenbaum
"You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a
reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the
very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle for
independence." - C. A. Beard
"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I
advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives
boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball
and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no
character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of
your walks." -Thomas Jefferson
"As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may
attempt to tyrannize, and as the military forces which must be occasionally
raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of
their fellow citizens, the people are confirmed by the next article [the
Second Amendment] in their right to keep and bear their private arms." -
Trence Coxe in "Remarks on the First Part of the Amendments to the Federal Constitution", under the pseudonym" A Pennsylvanian" in the Philadelphia Federal Gazette, 18 June 1789
"Last Monday a string of amendments were presented to the lower house; these
altogether respect personal liberty..." - Senator William Grayson of
Virginia in a letter to Patrick Henry
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men
who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder
and lightning, they want the ocean without the awful roar of its waters.
This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be
both moral and physical; but it be a struggle. Power concedes nothing
without a demand... It never did... and it never will... Find out just what
the people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of
injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue
until they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits
of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress." -
Frederick Douglas (1857)
"What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a
standing army, the bane of liberty... Whenever Governments mean to invade
the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the
militia, in order to raise an army upon their ruins." - Rep Elbridge Gerry,
Mass., I Annals of Congress at 750, 8/17/1789
"Fear can only prevail when victims are ignorant of the facts ". -Thomas
Jefferson
"If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the
highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its
experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." - Samuel Adams
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are
free." - Johann W. Von Goethe
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
"The American\'s Creed I believe in the United States of America as a
government of the people, by the people, for the people, whose just powers
are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a Republic; a
sovereign Nation and many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and
inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality,
justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and
fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it ,to
support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its Flag, and to
defend it against all enemies." - William Tyler Page
ResourcesFood for Thought
http://www.evcom.net/~tourette/ From Jack Tourette, an extensive collection of quotations on a wide range of topics. Includes unusually good citations and brief biographical information for authors.
George Osner\'s Quotations Archive
http://webpages.ainet.com/gosner/quotationsarch/ Previously available only by Gopher (anyone remember that?) This is a collection of archived quotations. Some excellent topical collections are included.
Quotations Home Page
http://www.geocities.com/~spanoudi/quote.html By Steve Spanoudis - Many (about 15,000) quotes, organized into 30 loosely-defined categories. Most with attributions. A bit hard to search for specifics, but one of the best pages out there for sheer number of good quotations.
Bartlett\'s Familiar Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/100/ The classic quotations reference, brought online by Project Bartleby. It\'s the 10th Edition (c) 1919, but still an excellent resource. Searchable, too! Quotations and Proverbs
http://www.quotearchive.com A nice collection of "Quotations and Proverbs from Aeschylus to Zuppke." Formatted and organized well.
QuoteGallery.com
http://www.quotegallery.com Gallery of more than 8000 famous quotations, categorized and searchable. Well designed and very accessible. Nicely done!
QuoteLand
http://www.quoteland.com/ This page\'s title modestly proclaims "Quotations on every topic, by every author, and in every fashion possible." It doesn\'t quite have *everything*, but there are lots of good quotations here. The author section is excellent. Includes a search engine and random quotations.
Quotez
http://www.quotations.co.uk/ A collection of more than 13500 quotations, with a good search engine. Their search engine found more hits for the word "cabbage" than any other I\'ve tried. They also sell a reasonably-priced software package for finding and organizing quotations.
The Quotations Archive
http://www.aphids.com/quotes/index.shtml A large database of quotations. You can browse by subject or author, or search by keyword. Also includes a special collection of quotes on Love and Marriage (mostly positive ones, not cynical ones like you find at our site.)
All the Best Quotations
http://chatna.com/ A decent collection of quotations, indexed by author and subject. Includes an assortment of motivational, literary, political and humorous quotations.
Quotations Archive (FTP)
ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/local/quotes/ The quotations archive at the University of British Columbia - many collections from the net. A Journey In Word / A Collection of Quotes
http://spiritsong.com/quotes/ A large collection of quotes meant to be read like a book. There is no sort of organization or any search feature, but you can listen to a song by Cyndi Craven while you read the quotes (presuming you haven\'t sensibly turned off the audio on your browser.) Advertising Quotes
http://advertising.utexas.edu/research/quotes/ A huge collection of quotes related to the subject of advertising. Includes an index of about 100 subcategories, and full attributions for almost all quotes.
Chiasmus.com/
http://www.chiasmus.com/ A site devoted to Chiasmus: expressions with reversed words, such as Mae West\'s "It\'s not the men in my life, it\'s the life in my men" and Cicero\'s "One should eat to live, not live to eat". Includes an in-depth exploration of the phenomenon, some quotations, and a Chiastic Quote of the Day.
Quotations by Writers
http://www.tiac.net/users/write/quotations/quotations.htm The name describes it all, with a wide variety of authors to choose from, there is something here for everyone. This site has more Dorothy Parker quotations than you can shake a stick at. Despite pictures of the authors and multiple quotations for each, the pages download very quickly.
Research Unlimited - Memorable Presidential Quotes
http://www.wheretodoresearch.com/presidents/quotes.htm List of hundreds of the most interesting quotations by American presidents. Separate sections for each president, with at least a few quotations from each. Complete citations and references on another page.
Rockwisdom.com
http://rockwisdom.com/mainpage.htm An online reference with over 7,000 song quotes quotes and favorite quotations from rock lyrics. You can search by performing artist, subject, and category, and there is also a Random Quotations option.
Babylon 5 Quotes
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~albert/Quotes/B5-quotes.html A personal collection of funny and philosophical quotes from the popular science fiction television show, Babylon 5.
Dying Words of Famous People
http://members.aol.com/WordPlays/dying.html An interesting collection of last words of famous people. I suspect that some of these are apocryphal. It\'s an entertaining (if slightly morbid) site nonetheless.
Famous Quotes from Indians
http://www.indians.org/welker/quotes.htm A small but noteworthy compilation of quotations from Indians (native Americans). Most with good attributions.
Insulting Sarcasm
http://members.aol.com/WordPlays/insultfp.html A witty collection of insulting quotes from famous persons who weren\'t afraid to speak their minds. There is no organization whatsoever, but it\'s funny enough to read straight through.
Oneliners and Proverbs
http://www.oneliners-and-proverbs.com/ A site devoted to one-liners and proverbs. Not quite quotations (no attributions) but a frequently requested topic. The one-liners are arranged in alphabetical order. Available in English and Dutch.
Proverbs and Sayings
http://www.oneproverb.com Proverbs and sayings from around the world. Listed and randomized, searchable. One Proverb mailing list.
The Book of Cliches
http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/sybev/cliche/ A simple collection of over-heard phrases. No attributes, even though some of these phrases were originally said by really famous people.
Words of Women
http://www.wordsofwomen.com/cgibin/var/women/index.html A commercially available quotation package containing quotes by women. A limited search is allowed for free online.
A short Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
http://naturalscience.com/dsqhome.html A collection of scientific quotations organized alphabetically by author. It sports fantastic attributes and easy to read format (no fancy pictures or silly introductions, just the quotes). Hosted by Natural Science Internet Magazine.
Aspiring to Greatness
http://www.osmond.net/chill/aspiring/index.html Christian poems, stories and quotes from Aspiring To Greatness. There are many non-denominational quotes there worth looking at. Organized by subject.
Cafe Thought
http://www.infinitesound.com/framee.htm Quotes about music and existential thought. The quotes have simple attributes, and it\'s searchable with your browser\'s find in frame function. This is a pretty site, with well-developed graphics.
Mathematical Quotation Server
http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mquot.html Mathematical quotations, courtesy of Furman University. These are not necessarily quotes about mathematics, although that is the bulk of those listed. Read Gauss\'s quote about writing. I find it funnier than many quotes in some humorous collections.
Platonic Realms - Mathematics Quotation Collection
http://www.mathacademy.com/platonic_realms/quotes/Quotfram.html Mathematical quotations organized by author. There is not search function, but the quotes are interesting (check out Goethe\'s quotes). Although I usually hate backgrounds, the fractal background on this page is fairly unobtrusive Check it out.
Sales Proverbs for the Sales Professional
http://www.epinc.com/SALES/proverbs.cfm Quotes for sales personnel. No organization or search functions, but it is updated monthly. Provided by Sales MasterMind and The Economics Press, Inc.
Strat\'s Place: Wine Quotations
http://www.stratsplace.com/winequotes.shtml A collection of quotes about wine and drinking. Also includes links to other quotation sites.
Women Journeys: World Wide Wit
http://www.womenjourneys.com/wit.shtml Provided by Women Journeys (An Empowerment Place), this quotation collection is organized by sex (men, women and anonymous). The attributes to the quotations are quite good, in some cases recognizing the work and year. Takes a little time to download, but after it\'s finished with its Java presentation, feel free to browse.
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