Totalitarianism always starts with restrictions on the rights of others. We must avoid this at all costs. George Washington even said, “If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
Rather than trying to control or confiscate guns, it might be smarter to offer free, public gun-safety courses. In countries like Switzerland, every man within a certain age range is required to possess a gun and to know how to use it, and Switzerland has one of the lowest gun homicide rates in the world.
Our founders were committed to a belief in the importance of life and liberty, and we must fight to see those rights extended to our children still in the womb.
Until the antireligion zealots learn the meaning of the word tolerance, we will continue to experience unnecessary strife.
Civility and political correctness, contrary to the thinking of many, are not the same. Civility constrains behavior and words based on genuine caring about others, while political correctness is only a facade of caring while hoping to cultivate public approval.
Then let’s use this incredible tool God has given us to assess the risks that we face every day. We have the means to analyze risks and decide which are worth taking and which should be avoided. Do you have a brain? Then use it. That’s the secret. That’s my simple but powerful prescription for life, love, and success in a dangerous world.
Although I strongly believe in individual rights and the rights of parents to raise their children as they see fit, I also recognize that public health and public safety are extremely important in our society. Certain communicable diseases have been largely eradicated by immunization policies in this country. We should not allow those diseases to return by forgoing safety immunization programs for philosophical, religious or other reasons when we have the means to eradicate them.
When I was young, I thought classical music was only the background noise for cartoons.
To do his best, one needs a confidence that says, “I can do anything, and if I can’t do it, I know how to get help.
If you want to be relevant only in your household, then you only need to know the things that are important in your house, and if you want to be relevant in your neighborhood, you need to know what’s important in your neighborhood. The same thing applies to your city, state, and country. And if you want to be relevant to the entire world, program that computer known as your brain with all kinds of information from everywhere in order to prepare yourself.
We want to make decisions based on facts. Many people do not. They make their decisions based on what their momma says or what their daddy says or what their political party says – without engaging their brains.
Capitalism is a system that works extremely well for someone who is highly motivated and very energetic, but it is not a great system for someone who is not interested in working hard or for someone who feels no need to contribute to the economic well-being of their community.
It mattered not what color your skin was on the outside, but rather what the condition was of your heart and mind inside.
Governmental programs are often faceless and unsustainable. Handouts create more dependency in the populace, decreasing overall societal productivity and depleting the resources of the agencies providing the handouts. The taxpayer base decreases, the dependent population increases, and taxpayer money runs out.
To saddle the next generation with unimaginable debt is not only callous, it is morally reprehensible.
Remaining a victim of circumstance is a state of being that we choose, a choice that – allows us to blame other people – lets us blame circumstances – permits us to avoid responsibility for our lives – encourages us to feel sorry for ourselves, and – guarantees that we will stay victims. No one has to be a victim!
Because he believed in my ability, I was able to believe in it as well.
It’s all in God’s hands. That’s where it’s always been.
The first brush of violet painted the horizon.
My feet scuffed through the golden leaves carpeting the wide sidewalks. Sunlight and shadow danced on ivy-covered walls.
I looked up through a scatter of fluttering leaves silhouetted against the rosy autumn sunset.