Monday, August 25, 2008

Quotations Regarding War...and Government

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"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."  – Edward Abbey

"War is the tool of small-minded scoundrels who worship the death of others on the altar of their greed."   – John Cory

"No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots."  ~ Barbara Ehrenreich

"To criticize one's country is to do it a service .... Criticism, in short, is more than a right; it is an act of patriotism-a higher form of patriotism, I believe, than the familiar rituals and national adulation."  – Senator James W. Fulbright

"The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people."  – Frank Kent

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. " -- Abraham Lincoln

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."  – James Madison







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