" America is advanced citizenship. You got to want it bad, cause it's gonna put up a fight. It's gonna say 'you want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours. Show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms. Then, you can stand up and sing about the land of the free."
-The American President-
-Thomas Jefferson-
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."
-Thomas Jefferson-
"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."
-PLATO-
"Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither."
- Benjamin Franklin -
"Fight and you may die, run and you'll live- at least a while. And, dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they will never take OUR FREEDOM!!!"
- William Wallace -
"We shall abolish the orgasm. Our neurologists are at work upon it now.
There will be no loyalty, except loyalty towards the Party. There will be no
love, except the love of Big Brother. There will be no laughter, except the
laugh of triumph over a defeated enemy. There will be no art, no literature,
no science. When we are omnipotent there will be no need of science. There will
be no distinction between beauty and ugliness. There will be no curiosity, no
enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed.
But always-do not forget this Winston-always there will be the intoxication
of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every
moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an
enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping
on a human face-forever."
"He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn
what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless
misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two
gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right,
everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory
over himself. He loved Big Brother."
-Orwell, 1949-
" 19 terrorists in 6 weeks have been able to command 300 million North Americans to do away with the entirety of their civil liberties that took 700 years to advance from the Magne Carta onward. The terrorists have already won the political and ideological war with one terrorist act. It is mindboggling that we are that weak as a society."
- Rocco Galati -
Let the first act of every morning be to make the
following resolve for the day:
I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
I shall fear only God.
I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with
all suffering."
-Ghandi, 1945-
Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about his religion. Respect others in their views and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your people.Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. Show respect to all people, but grovel to none. When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies within yourself. Abuse no one and nothing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.
- Tecumseh, Shawnee Chieftan circa 1800 -