David's Quotes

Gay Survivor

"It's sort of like Gay Survivor. We're going to out-live, out-last and out-smart the bigots."

Colbert Report, November 11, 2008

Who is Cynthia Dunbar? She is a disgrace to public education and an embarrassment to Texas.

"It is long past the time for state leaders to confront board members who make a mockery of public education in Texas. Who is Cynthia Dunbar? She is a disgrace to public education and an embarrassment to Texas."

— Austin American-Statesman

From a scathing editorial in the Austin American-Statesman (Friday, November 07, 2008), which condemns Texas State Board of Education member Cynthia Dunbar, R-Richmond, for charging that President-elect Barack Obama sympathizes with terrorists who want to destroy America.
http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/11/07/1107dun...

Civil War?

"How is it possible to have a civil war?"

— George Carlin

What do freedom fighters fight?

"If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?"

— George Carlin

Rosa sat so Martin could walk...

"Rosa sat so Martin could walk. Martin walked so Obama could run. Obama is running so our children can fly."

— Heard on NPR

St. Louis Voters Discuss Struggles, Election Hopes

Wise Leader

"these times require more than a good soldier, they require a wise leader."

— Vice Presidential Nominee, Joe Biden

No Religious Test

"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."

— U.S. Constitution. Article 6, Section 3

http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A6.html

government by means of virtue

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it."

— Confucius

the last resort of a scoundrel

Defn. Patriotism, n. "Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name." In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit it is the first.

— Ambrose Bierce