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Post by Bea on Jul 1, 2008 16:58:47 GMT
So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men" : Voltaire.
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"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.": Albert Einstein
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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men: Plato
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In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king: Erasmus c.1469 - 1536
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity: Baltasar Gracian: Spanish philosopher and writer, 1601-1658
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Post by Jeremy Strickland on Jul 6, 2008 13:05:41 GMT
On our tax returns we should be able to list the States under 'Dependants' - anon
In the sport of weight-lifting I don't believe sudden, uncontrolled, bowell movements should lead to an automatic disqualification - anon
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Post by Jersey Forum Admin on Jul 6, 2008 14:30:24 GMT
"The people of Jersey will expect their first Chief Minister to care passionately about the island, its ways and its people. They will expect him to be a capable and dynamic leader, and they'll want him to be a team player and a force for unity, and to respect our unique identity and way of life".
Frank Walker, when putting himself forth for the position of Chief Minister, 2005.
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onecheesey
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A hybrid of Meldrew & Marx!
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Post by onecheesey on Jul 6, 2008 15:15:21 GMT
Marx.
"For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him."
"Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed."
"Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, you ruin a wonderful business opportunity."
"The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them." (Apt I think!).
I eagerly await a 'pinko commie' labeling (me, not Marx)!
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onecheesey
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A hybrid of Meldrew & Marx!
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Post by onecheesey on Jul 6, 2008 17:23:49 GMT
Just come across this one.
"In politics nothing happens by accident; if it happens, you can be sure we planned it that way"
President Franklin Roosevelt.
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gagged
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Post by gagged on Jul 6, 2008 20:04:03 GMT
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children"
Neslon Mandela.
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Post by davroslesueur on Jul 6, 2008 20:15:05 GMT
Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.
- Mark Twain
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onecheesey
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A hybrid of Meldrew & Marx!
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Post by onecheesey on Jul 7, 2008 19:39:00 GMT
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. " John Stuart Mill. "A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. " Mark Twain. "In our obsession with antagonisms of the moment, we often forget how much unites all the members of humanity. Perhaps we need some outside, universal threat to make us recognize this common bond. I occasionally think, how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world. And yet, I ask is not an alien force ALREADY among us?" "There are only a handful of people who know the truth about this." Ronald Reagan to a full session of the United Nations, September 21, 1987. (Makes you think doesn't it?) Check this link - ufologie.net/htm/quotes.htm |
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Post by the13th parish on Jul 7, 2008 23:02:54 GMT
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King
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fritz
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If you,ve enjoyed it half as much as me, then I,ve
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Post by fritz on Jul 19, 2008 19:16:32 GMT
"What The Feck Was That!" Mayor of Hiroshima.
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Post by Bea on Oct 10, 2008 22:25:47 GMT
"A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the all-powerful executive of political bosses and their army of managers control a population of slaves who do not have to be coerced because they love their servitude. To make them love it is the task assigned... to ministries of propaganda, newspaper editors and schoolteachers."
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
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Post by Bea on Oct 15, 2008 7:24:28 GMT
Maybe you alone
can’t save the
world…
but it certainly
won’t be saved
without you.
Anon
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Post by Daffy on Oct 16, 2008 18:42:05 GMT
A man isn't poor if he can still laugh. Raymond Hitchcock[/center][/i] Even if there is nothing to laugh about, laugh on credit. Author Unknown[/center][/i] |
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Post by Daffy on Oct 16, 2008 18:46:07 GMT
"I wouldn't be a member of any club, that would have me as a member". Groucho Marx |
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Post by Daffy on Oct 16, 2008 18:46:23 GMT
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.
Groucho Marx quote
I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it.
Groucho Marx quote
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Post by Bea on Oct 16, 2008 21:30:25 GMT
A politician is an acrobat,he keeps his balance by saying the opposite of what he does
M Barres-French politician
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Post by Bea on Oct 16, 2008 21:34:14 GMT
When the political columnists say "Every thinking man"they mean themselves;and when the politicians appeal to "every intelligent voter",they mean everybody who is going to vote for them
Franklin P Adams
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Post by Bea on Oct 16, 2008 21:35:05 GMT
Since a politician never believes what he says,he is surprised when others believe him
Charles De Gaulle
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Post by Daffy on Oct 16, 2008 22:44:08 GMT
A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat, except a man. E E Cummings |
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Post by Bea on Oct 16, 2008 22:53:30 GMT
A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat, except a man. E E Cummings I noticed that one earlier too :-) |
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