The president publicly apologized today to all those offended by his brother’s remark, “There’s more Arabs in this country than there is Jews!”. Those offended include Arabs, Jews, and English teachers.
— Channel 11 News, Baltimore, on Billy Carter
Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now — always.
— Albert Schweitzer
SOUTH AFRICA — After the passing of Nelson Mandela, there was a worldwide outpouring of affection and praise; however, Nelson Mandela was on the US Terrorist Watch List until 2008. Why? Because he was a violent terrorist.
“Although initially committed to non-violent protest, he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1961 in association with the South African Communist Party, leading a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government. In 1962 he was arrested, convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial.”
“Umkhonto we Sizwe (abbreviated as MK, translated as Spear of the Nation) was the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), co-founded by Nelson Mandela, which fought against the South African government. MK launched its first guerrilla attacks against government installations on 16 December 1961. It was subsequently classified as a terrorist organization by the South African government and the United States, and banned.”
“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 your constant companion of your walks.”
“A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men 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.”
“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”
“Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.”
“Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.”
“Educate and inform the whole mass of the people…They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.”
“Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.”
“I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.”
“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in
religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.”
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”
“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.”
“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.”
“It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.”
“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”
“Never spend your money before you have earned it.”
“No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.”
“Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.”
“One man with courage is a majority.”
“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.”
“Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’ because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.”
“The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.”
“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.”
“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.”