The Constitutional power of the President never was or could be formidable, unless it was accompanied by a Congress which was prepared to corrupt the Constitution. –Calhoun
Devolution is not an event, it is a process. –John Davies, Welsh nationalist leader
And as for unrequited love, it is seldom fatal, Shakespeare having observed with great sapience: “Men have died from time to time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love.” –Havilah Babcock
I married beneath myself. All women do. –Lady Astor, Virginia-born British MP
Growth is the enemy of progress. –Edward Abbey
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it. –Clarence Darrow on Warren G. Harding
The strength of any prosperous, self-sustaining society lies in the character of its people—not in laws that, at their best and wisest, reflect that character. Character comes first—duty, responsibility, temperance, seriousness; internal checks against tendencies to go too far or not far enough. –William Murchison
In a sense the American Civil War is a belated chapter of the German revolution of 1848. –Heinrich H. Maurer
Never trust a man who reads only one book. –Arturo Perez-Reverte
A wrong that was wrong yesterday must be a wrong tomorrow. –Thackeray
You can’t build a reputation in what you are going to do. –Henry Ford (who obviously did not anticipate Obama)
What would happen to terrorism if we just bought oil from the Muslims and otherwise left them alone? –Clyde Wilson
