The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward for evermore. You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these states. John Adams
Letter to Mrs. Adams, July 3, 1776. American diplomat and 2nd President of the United States from 1797-1801 (1735-1826) on what is now celebrated on July 4, after Congress declared independence as the British fleet and army arrive at New York.
Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the …
Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered. Daniel Webster
from Webster’s Works. Boston. 1857. 1782-1852
We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of …
We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all of our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren scepter in our grasp. Calvin Coolidge
1925 speech to newspaper editors (Barron’s November 23, 1998), 30th President of the United States (1923-1929) 1872-1933.
The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature …
The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature shall govern the world by his own laws, or whether priests and kings shall rule it by fictitious miracles. John Adams
1735-1826, American diplomat and 2nd President of the United States from 1797-1801
The privileges and immunities designated are those which of [natural and inalienable
The privileges and immunities designated are those which of [natural and inalienable] right belong to the citizens of all free governments. Clearly among these must be place the right to pursue lawful employment in a lawful manner, without other restraint than such as equally affects all persons. Mr. Justice Stephen Field
Justice Stephen Field: Shaping Liberty from the Gold Rush to the Gilded Age, by Paul Kens. University Press of Kansas, 1997.
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Constitutional rights may not be infringed simply because the majority of the …
Constitutional rights may not be infringed simply because the majority of the people choose that they be.
Westbrook v. Mihaly, 2 C3d 756
Stock markets and economies rise and fall together. Insecurity spreads like contagion. …
Stock markets and economies rise and fall together. Insecurity spreads like contagion. The threat is chaos. Iraq is not the only part of this. But it is a test of whether we treat the threat seriously. Tony Blair
March 2003
Plough deep while sluggards sleep. Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790…
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790
A liberal is a person whose interests aren’t at stake, at …
A liberal is a person whose interests aren’t at stake, at the moment. Willis Player
If the government is incompetent to regulate the economy, why do you …
If the government is incompetent to regulate the economy, why do you put such faith in government attempts to regulate human beings? Charles A. Reich
On the ‘drug war’, Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, May 22, 2001