"This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector." - Plato
"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." - U.S. President James Madison ... More beneath the fold...
"Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death". - Adolph Hitler
"Why of course the people don't want war ... But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship ... Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." - Hermann Goering, Nazi leader.
"The easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. [The public] will clamor for such laws if their personal security is threatened". - Josef Stalin
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That's a Bush quote, by the way. As if you couldn't tell.
I like this quote made yesterday:
"In Washington, there are some who say that the sacrifice is too great, and they urge us to set a date for withdrawal before we have completed our mission."
But I thought the mission was completed. I mean, that's what he told us in that bullshit photo op on the aircraft carrier back in 2003. But I guess we shouldn't be surprised that the mission keeps changing, since our reasons for being there in the first place have about as much consistency as Oprah's waistline.
Rob, desperate blame-America-first radical far left elements use take that moment out of context to play politics with the troops lives.
I kid, but I actually did hear one pundit say something very close to that, that Liberals take that moment out of context and claim the President was stating the war was over when he didn't. Which is super hilarious in a the-sky-is-purple sort of way. Not that any verifiable lie from them should be shocking. Say it convincingly enough and 39% of the country will buy it.
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