"There’s a mighty big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that sound good." -- Burton Hills

"If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed." -- Mark Twain

"The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away."  -- The Bible

"The Lord giveth, and the IRS taketh away."  -- Unknown Origin

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." – Voltaire

"The freedom of speech we must protect is the freedom of speech with which we explicitly, emphatically, categorically disagree. By safeguarding the freedom of loathsome, even hurtful speech, we ensure first of all that society cannot be blind to the existence of vile attitudes and heinous beliefs." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." -- Benjamin Franklin

"Each new generation is a fresh invasion of savages." -- Harvey Allen

"Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists." -- John Kenneth Galbraith

"Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard)." -- Edgar R. Fiedler

To paraphrase Will Rogers, "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice things until you can reach for your gun."

"Democracy is not a spectator sport." -- adage of unknown origin