Wisdom of the Day

Jul 122010

Today’s wisdom from an assorted set of leaders. View here.

The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop P.J. O'Rourke
Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one Thomas Paine
Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. Cicero
No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session Mark Twain
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world. Thomas Jefferson
Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. John Kenneth Galbraith

I’m From The Federal Reserve and I Will Improve Your Life, read it here: http://t.co/qgeTD9kT 6 hours ago
Another Reason Why The Economy Will Not Recover, read it here: http://t.co/Fd3P0z19 1 day ago
The Universal Truth About Government Regardless of Its Form, Time or Place, read it here: http://t.co/I8JQIEAT 1 day ago
The law school bubble – At 50 law schools, 20% of the students are either unemployed, flunked out, or are http://t.co/bX397BCW via @addthis 1 day ago
What The First Few Minutes of World War III Will Look Like *Micro-Flim* http://t.co/P6vDfu5Z via @addthis 1 day ago
The 10th Amendment Nullification Movement by Michael Boldin http://t.co/yw60giDy via @addthis 1 day ago
The American Spectator : Caesar Overreaching Once Again http://t.co/R7Pc4auA via @addthis 1 day ago
Warmal Colding strikes Europe:kills hundreds; thousands trapped by "heaviest snow... ever recorded" http://t.co/EiJazYrJ via @directorblue 2 days ago
Europe's shadow darkens outlook http://t.co/fPtxnRSt via @reuters 2 days ago
Fatal Conceit Leads to Fatal Government, read it here: http://t.co/xps27Vwv 2 days ago

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