"Fascism should more
appropriately be called
'corporatism' because it is
the merger of state and
corporate power"
Benito Mussolini
"We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we [the CFR] need is the right major crisis and the nation(s) will accept the New World Order." David Rockefeller
"It is a melancholy reflection that liberty should be equally exposed to danger whether the government have too much or too little power." James Madison
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. Paraphrasing Plato
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." Teddy Roosevelt
"Truth is stranger than fiction." & "Things are seldom the way they seem."
To give up liberty for security is to have neither! Paraphrasing Ben Franklin
"For evil to triumph, all that is necesssary is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
"The elites in our society who openly condemn difficult decisions and sacrifice usually do so because they prefer a comfortable life where no real sacrifice is required of them. This is the life that our society has allowed them for a very long time." Sterling Rome
The Washing Post has editorialized that the outbreak of flag-waving patriotism is good for America. It has been especially good for China. Just on what they've made sewing US flags in the last six weeks; they've been able to buy a dozen F-16s.
"Bear in mind that our system of government preserves not only the rights of the people, but also our authority over government. One way to make sure this remains so is to avoid open-ended authorization of power in times of crisis." Paul M Rodriguez
"Why of course the people don't want war...But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship...Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger." -- Hermann Goering, Nazi leader, at the Nuremburg trials after WWII.
"To announce that there must no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." Teddy Roosevelt