Quote of the Day: 6 July 2018

“Despite what is often said, you cannot ‘give’ anyone an education. The most you can do is make an education available for them to work at acquiring.” -Thomas Sowell

[Try as I might, I cannot cause someone to understand something against their will.]

Quote of the Day: 5 July 2018

“Is it a sign of old age when you find an old scar and can’t remember where you got it?” -daddybear71

[I don't think so. I have so many scars that I have been unable to identify the origins of since I was quite a bit younger than I am now. But, whatever works.]

Bonus Quote of the Day: 4 July 2018

“Happy Fourth Of July. Keep on Revolting.” -Sarah Hoyt

Quote of the Day: 4 July 2018

“[T]here was a new tone in those Massachusetts guns. It was not the old lust of conquest, not the sullen roar of hatred and revenge, but a higher, clearer note of a people asserting their inalienable sovereignty.” -Calvin Coolidge

[Happy Independence Day!]

Quote of the Day: 3 July 2018

“The thirst for liberty does not seem to be natural to man. Most people want security in this world, not liberty. Liberty put them on their own, and so exposes them to the natural consequences of their congenital stupidity and incompetence. Historically, it has always been forced upon the masses from above. Whenever they have formulated demands of their own, it has been demands for privileges, not for liberty.” -H. L. Mencken

Quote of the Day: 2 July 2018

“How ready are you for when violence shows up unexpectedly? Remember it doesn’t call ahead, you’re not really going to get a warning until it happens.” -Barron of the Minuteman Blog

[You are either prepared or not. Your denial of this reality does not change the reality of the situation.]

Quote of the Day: 1 July 2018

“[L]ife can be filled with faith, joy, happiness, hope, and love when we exercise the smallest amount of real faith in Christ—even a mustard seed of faith.” -M. Russell Ballard