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Wartime always brings expansions of state power, together with erosions of moral and constitutional standards.


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Politicians never accuse you of 'greed' for wanting other people's money - only for wanting to keep your own money.

Politicians never accuse you of 'greed' for wanting other people's money - only for wanting to keep your own money.



War is just one more big government program.

War is just one more big government program.



Destroying white civilization is the inmost desire of the league of designated victims we call minorities.

Destroying white civilization is the inmost desire of the league of designated victims we call minorities.



An anti-Semite used to mean a man who hated Jews. Now it means a man who is hated by Jews.

An anti-Semite used to mean a man who hated Jews. Now it means a man who is hated by Jews.



Because the state can no longer protect us from crime, it wants to take away from us the means of protecting ourselves. This is the logic of gun control.

Because the state can no longer protect us from crime, it wants to take away from us the means of protecting ourselves. This is the logic of gun control.



Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer.

Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer.



Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right.

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right.



In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in High School to teaching remedial English in college.

In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in High School to teaching remedial English in college.



The measure of the state's success is that the word anarchy frightens people, while the word state does not.

The measure of the state's success is that the word anarchy frightens people, while the word state does not.



The purpose of a college education is to give you the correct view of minorities, and the means to live as far away from them as possible.

The purpose of a college education is to give you the correct view of minorities, and the means to live as far away from them as possible.





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Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it.



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My handicap? Woods and irons.



If there's something you know and there's something you feel, but you can't quite express it, you will hear it somewhere. And you don't have to worry, because someone will get it sung out.

If there's something you know and there's something you feel, but you can't quite express it, you will hear it somewhere. And you don't have to worry, because someone will get it sung out.



Uncontrolled temper is soon dissipated on others. Resentment, bitterness, and self-pity build up inside our hearts and eat away at our spiritual lives like a slowly spreading cancer.

Uncontrolled temper is soon dissipated on others. Resentment, bitterness, and self-pity build up inside our hearts and eat away at our spiritual lives like a slowly spreading cancer.



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It just goes to show that what one person considers a "bad attitude" might actually just be total frustration over being pushed beyond the brink of one's mental and physical endurance.

It just goes to show that what one person considers a "bad attitude" might actually just be total frustration over being pushed beyond the brink of one's mental and physical endurance.



However tight things are, you still need to have the big picture at the forefront of your mind.

However tight things are, you still need to have the big picture at the forefront of your mind.



The only power that the critical voice has is the power that you give it.

The only power that the critical voice has is the power that you give it.



I've read over 200 self improvement books. I know what to do to change my life around, but I have the fear of that change. What will happen then? I have the fear that something unexpected may occur.

I've read over 200 self improvement books. I know what to do to change my life around, but I have the fear of that change. What will happen then? I have the fear that something unexpected may occur.




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