“Republicanism is not the phantom of a deluded imagination. On the contrary, laws, under no form of government, are better supported, liberty and property better secured, or happiness more effectually dispensed to mankind.” George Washington, (1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US…

“May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us in all our several vocations useful here, and in His own due time and way everlastingly happy.” George Washington, (1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st…

“Give me control over a man’s economic actions, and hence over his means of survival, and except for a few occasional heroes, I’ll promise to deliver to you men who think and write and behave as I want them to.”…

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” Alice Walker, (1944-) American novelist, author. Source Reference Alice Walker Quote

“It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.” Sally Kempton, Writer. Source: “Cutting Loose,” by Sally Kempton. Esquire, July 1970. Source Reference Sally Kempton Quote

“The most odious of all oppressions are those which mask as justice.” Justice Robert H. Jackson, (1892-1954), U. S. Supreme Court Justice. Source Reference Famous Justice Robert H. Jackson Quote

“The truth is the only thing worth having, and, in a civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed, facing it is almost the only courageous thing left to do.” E. V. Lucas, [Edward Verrall Lucas] (1868-1938) English…

“We must abandon the prevalent belief in the superior wisdom of the ignorant.” Daniel Boorstin, (1914-2004) American historian, professor, attorney, writer, Librarian of the United States Congress (1975-1987). Source Reference Daniel Boorstin Quote

“When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback.” Bill Copeland, (1946-2010) American poet, writer and historian. Source Reference Bill Copeland Quote

“In our country, the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, (1918-2008) Russian novelist, Soviet dissident, imprisoned for 8 years for critizing Stalin in a personal letter, Nobel Prize for Literature,…

“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” Groucho Marx, (1890-1977) American comedian and film and television star. Source Reference Groucho Marx Quote

“Men prefer to believe what they prefer to be true.” Francis Bacon, (1561-1626) Philosopher, British Lord Chancellor. Source Reference Francis Bacon Quote