12 April 2011

Quotes for a Tuesday

In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with qualities that are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning, and cruelty. ~ Leo Tolstoy

When the government’s boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence. ~ Gary Lloyd

The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it. ~ John Hay

2 comments:

Guffaw in AZ said...

As usual, I'm stealing (borrowing) your wisdom to add to my ever-growing file of quotes.
I figure one day the file will be banned as hate speech, so I might as well keep adding.
thx - gfa

Rev. Paul said...

I strongly suspect you're right about that.