Posted on December 3, 2020 “If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military.”—Harry S. Truman, U.S. President, 1884-1972
Posted on November 26, 2020 “Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.”—Laurence J. Peters, Canadian educator & author, 1919-1990
Posted on November 20, 2020 “Fortunately [psycho]analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.”—Karen Horney, German psychoanalyst, 1885-1952
Posted on November 19, 2020 “All kings is mostly rapscallions.”—Jim in ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ (by Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens, American humorist, 1835-1910)
Posted on November 14, 2020 “Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.”—P.T. Barnum, America showman, 1810-1891
Posted on November 13, 2020 “When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision.”—Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland; English politician; 1610-1643
Posted on November 9, 2020 “I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to lectures and don’t want to meet them.”—H.L. Mencken, American satirist, 1880-1956
Posted on November 7, 2020 “The meek shall inherit the earth—but not the mineral rights.”—J. Paul Getty, British petrol-industrialist, 1892-1976
Posted on November 5, 2020 “An honest politician is one who, when he’s bought, stays bought.”—Simon Cameron, American businessman & politician, 1799-1889
Posted on November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”—Martin Luther King, Jr., American minister & activist, 1929-1968
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