QOTD: A masterfully eloquent & fiery quote from the reasoning of a Founding Father

“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” – George Washington

QOTD:

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”- Voltaire

QOTD: “whopping 0.00009%”

Sharp as a Marble comments on Brady background checks after reading this post from Of Arms & the Law

“Brady background checks for 2006 – 8,209,900
Total number of convictions from felons trying to buy guns – 73

That’s a whopping 0.00009%”

Quote[s] of the Day: Gandhi

One of my favorite quotes of all time is by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi often referred to as Mahatma (Great Heart) Gandhi:

The first “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

However today I read a quote of Gandhi on The Firearm Blog and immediately this became another favorite of mine:

“Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.”*

*An Autobiography OR The story of my experiments with truth, by M.K. Gandhi, p.238)

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Some other good quotes.

QOTD: November 3rd

“The Second Amendment is the 4th branch of the government; and a part of the Constitutional checks and balances of power.”

QOTD (courtesy of my wife)

Knowledge is power. Power corrupts!

Study hard. Be Evil!!!

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Dedicated to Dr. Horrible and Moist