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"Those who are ready to sacrifice freedom for security ultimately will lose both."
-Abraham Lincoln

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"The greatest threat to our [democratic] experiment will not come from those who would openly oppose us, but those who will silently follow us."
-Thomas Paine

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"Give us the child who wants to learn, give us the people in need of work, give us the veterans who need our care. We say give us the economy to rebuild and this war to end, give us this nation to heal, this world to lead, this moment to seize."
-Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton's close to a speech made late Tuesday night. More on the results of Super Tuesday to come very soon.

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"She is more conservative...I will campaign for Hillary if he {McCain} gets the nomination."
-Well known Conservative author and pundit Ann Coulter

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"We can't fix Washington by sending the same people back to sit in different chairs."
-Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, most likely referring to his rival John McCain for the GOP bid.

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"And on the eve of the bus boycotts in Montgomery, at a time when many were still doubtful about the possibilities of change, a time when those in the black community mistrusted themselves, and at times mistrusted each other, King inspired with words not of anger, but of an urgency that still speaks to us today:"Unity is the great need of the hour" is what King said. Unity is how we shall overcome.

What Dr. King understood is that if just one person chose to walk instead of ride the bus, those walls of oppression would not be moved. But maybe if a few more walked, the foundation might start to shake."
-Senator Barack Obama in his speech at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Think about that. She’s {Hillary Clinton} running against ‘nobody’ and ‘nobody’ gets 40 percent of the vote, the other 5 percent of the vote went to three other people: 27,924 votes went to the guy who believes in UFOs, the guy who dropped out and the guy who last held public office somewhere around 1855.”
-Former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove, referring to Hillary Clinton's win in Michigan's primary yesterday

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"I'm concerned about justice. I'm concerned about brotherhood. I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about these, he can never advocate violence. For through violence you may murder a murderer but you can't murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar but you can't establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate. Darkness cannot put out darkness. Only light can do that."
-Martin Luther King

He speaks pure truth.

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"If pro is the opposite of con, then isn't progress the opposite of Congress?"
-from a few sources, popularly thought to be from Keith Avery, but this quote also appears in "America: The Book" by the writers of The Daily Show.

Quote de Jour wants your opinion!

"Congratulations to Mike Huckabee, to Barack Obama. ... Iowa has spoken. Cold, white people have had their say. Tomorrow night is New Hampshire, where colder, whiter people will have their say. And if all goes right, Obama and Huckabee will soon be the president of Scandinavia."
-Daily Show Host Jon Stewart


In all seriousness, what do you think of the lack of diversity and small populations of Iowa and New Hampshire, the two states that seemingly have the biggest impact on this election?

According to CNN.com, New Hampshire and Iowa are 96.0% and 93.9% white, respectively.

Thoughts?

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"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."
-John F. Kennedy

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While we are all busy watching what unfolds in Iowa tonight, I would like to give our readers something to think about.

"And I hear from time to time people say, hey, wait a second, we have civil liberties we have to worry about. But don't forget the most important civil liberty I expect from my government is my right to be kept alive, and that's what we're going to have to do."
- Mitt Romney, Republican Presidential Candidate Debate, Durham, NH, 9/5/07

I am not sure on the exact context of this quote, but I have two theories regarding what message Mitt Romney was trying to convey...
1.We should expect our government to provide the necessary resources for us to be alive.
2.The government has the right to determine whether or not I should be kept alive.

Both of these occupy the far ends of our political spectrum and I would appreciate if someone could direct me into the middle.

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"To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise...Leadership is a commitment to an idea, to a dream, and to a vision of what can be. And my dream is for my land and my people to cease fighting and allow our children to reach their full potential regardless of sex, status, or belief."
- the late Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated yesterday after giving a campaign speech in Pakistan

For more information on Bhutto go to
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1698498,00.html?cnn=yes

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Quote de Jour is back from a holiday hiatus!

"I am utterly convinced that Science and Peace will triumph over Ignorance and War, that nations will eventually unite not to destroy but to edify, and that the future will belong to those who have done the most for the sake of suffering humanity."
-Louis Pasteur

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"We must face problems which do not lend themselves to easy or quick or permanent solutions ... there cannot be an American solution to every world problem..."
-John F. Kennedy

Thoughts?

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"I've developed a new philosophy; I can only dread one day at a time."
-Charlie Brown

A personal favorite.

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"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything."
-Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) from the film Fight Club

agree/disagree?

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"Never trust anybody who doesn't have a sense of humor"
Comedian Lewis Black


...Seriously, don't.


-Marco (posted by Josh!)

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"Brevity is the soul of wit."
-William Shakespeare

I'm hoping for this to be prevalent in our writing.

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This is the first installment of our Quote of the Day. Each day I will try to find a line or two to provoke thought or just for laughs. And here is our inaugural Quote de Jour from this afternoon's Republican Presidential debate in Iowa.

"I'm in favor of reducing global warming, because I think the most important emission we need to control is the hot air emission of politicians who pretend one thing and don't deliver."
-Republican Candidate Alan Keyes when asked about our growing climate change.