Post a speech, excerpt, phrase, saying, proverb, quote, etc., of anything that you find powerful, moving, amusing, inspirational, relevant, etc. Or, maybe just something you like.



The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress

The brutal, honest truth about Lincoln, from a great American. Just a relevant, powerful excerpt, but the whole link is posted above. Start on the second paragraph on the first page. "Fellow citizens,.........."

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"if its no secret, then why is it such a surprise?." you can apply this to anything

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wtf?

"The experts were shocked and amazed." I hear this one much too often.

Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.


I know its from a movie but, my god if it doesnt ring so true.

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"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too" - Evelyn Beatrice Hall

DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED?!!!!!

You're godamn right I did..

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"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too" - Evelyn Beatrice Hall

Boy, You just stepped into a lions cage wearing a Pork Chop suit.....Quote from my Dad after I mouthed off to him...during my teens

Hilarious!!

Like my father always says ( Better Than a Sharp Stick in the Eye)

"The people who are demanding more laws to control guns should instead be demanding more laws to control thugs. Americans, especially in suburban and rural areas, have a right to defend themselves; a concept lost on urbanites trained to dial 911. The Constitution says what it says. 'The right to bear arms shall not be infringed.' If you can't live with that, then you shouldn't be trying to be an American citizen."

Bill Ruger




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"But even when you cease to be slaves, you are yet far removed from being placed on an equality with the white race."

- Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, Hero to the servants of big government, Racist War Monger