Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
JOHN DRYDEN
JOHN DRYDEN
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Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
John DrydenJohn Dryden But how can finite grasp Infinity?
John DrydenJohn Dryden Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Love is a passion Which kindles honor into noble acts.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people’s wrongs his own.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Of all the tyrannies on human kind the worst is that which persecutes the mind.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Repartee is the soul of conversation.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Beware of the fury of the patient man.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Treason is greatest where trust is greatest.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Silence in times of suffering is the best.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
John DrydenJohn Dryden War is the trade of kings.
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There comes a time, there comes a time in the history of nations when fear and complacency allow power to accumulate and liberty and privacy to suffer. That time is now and I will not let the Patriot Act, the most unpatriotic of acts go unchallenged.
Rand PaulRand Paul If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.
Rand PaulRand Paul A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
Alexander PopeAlexander Pope Since my return to America my Master, has at the desire of my friends in England given me my freedom.
Phillis WheatleyPhillis Wheatley A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice and the truth in front of patriotic passion.
H. L. MenckenH. L. Mencken America is great because she is good.
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.
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