“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” — Robert A. Heinlein

Saturday, May 1, 2010

quote of the day

Government is not reason. It is not eloquence. Government is force; like fire it is a dangerous servant -- and a fearful master.”
-George Washington

1 comments:

Brass said...

Government is to force like arson is to fire. Arson necessitates an immoral use of fire.