First they went after the Communists, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Communist. Then they went after the homosexuals and infirm, and I did not stand up, because I was neither. Then they went after the Jews, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Jew. Then they went after the Catholics, and I did not stand up, because I was Protestant. Finally, they went after me, and there was no one left to stand up for me.
Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation… Notwithstanding the military establishments in the several kingdoms of Europe, which are carried as far as the public resources will bear, the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. JAMES MADISON, Federalist Papers, #46.
January 19, 2007 at 9:21 pm
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July 17, 2007 at 5:41 am
First they went after the Communists, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Communist. Then they went after the homosexuals and infirm, and I did not stand up, because I was neither. Then they went after the Jews, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Jew. Then they went after the Catholics, and I did not stand up, because I was Protestant. Finally, they went after me, and there was no one left to stand up for me.
September 24, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff — Steven Wright
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October 18, 2007 at 8:40 am
They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I’m going to miss mine by just a few days — Garrison Kielor
October 20, 2007 at 6:18 pm
Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation… Notwithstanding the military establishments in the several kingdoms of Europe, which are carried as far as the public resources will bear, the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. JAMES MADISON, Federalist Papers, #46.