Government Extortion

by | Oct 30, 2024 | Quotes and Quips

“Ignore everything politicians say about opportunity. They’re lying. When politicians tout ‘opportunity’ either they are trying to help voters disguise an extortion as a gift or they are the groom of government complimenting the bride of private property while in bed...

Abortion Confusion

by | Oct 29, 2024 | Quotes and Quips

“Remarkably, one-third of Gallup respondents said that their views are described ‘at least somewhat well’ by both of these statements: ‘Human life begins at conception, so an embryo is a person with rights,’ and ‘the decision about whether to have an abortion should...

Commitment

by | Oct 28, 2024 | Quotes and Quips

“As Chesterton pointed out, those who are in love have a natural inclination to bind themselves by promises. Love songs all over the world are full of vows of eternal constancy. The Christian law is not forcing upon the passion of love something which is foreign to...

Non-Conformist

by | Oct 27, 2024 | Quotes and Quips

I am a non-conformist, not because there is any real value in non-conformity, but because I am committed to honesty. If I conform to others I lose my integrity. The exception is that I want to conform to Jesus Christ. It is this conformity that disallows conformity to...

Legislative Presidency

by | Oct 26, 2024 | Quotes and Quips

“The presidency has become a sorcerer’s stone, an enchanted prize that curses its holder. You are expected to enact policies that your party doesn’t want to vote for and that the next president may throw out if the courts don’t get there first. You totally own an...

The Religious Right

by | Oct 24, 2024 | Quotes and Quips

“The religious right…will need to build collaborative majorities, often issue by issue. It will mean institutions that have the vision, and the financial resources, to play a long game of cultural renewal, rather than allowing themselves to be driven by the populist...