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Yadda

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Reply #180 - Jul 7^th, 2020 at 12:09pm

A COUNTER-MORALITY

To make a thief, make an owner; to create crime, create laws.
- Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed

Such an argument [above] is idiocy, imo.
We can't have what we want, we can't take what we want, simply because we want to possess what we may see. ....unless you are a neo-Marxist. [Yadda]

"In truth, laws are always useful to those with possessions and harmful to those who have nothing; from which it follows that the social state is advantageous to men only when all possess something and none has too much."
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract

And.....Those persons who plant a vineyard, or build a dam, or build a house, deserve to be protected [in their life and in their property] by the laws of a society of men, imo. [Yadda]

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I prefer the logic of Martin Luther King, Jr., here.....

SOUND MORALITY

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

The first principle of value that we need to rediscover is this: that all reality hinges on moral foundations. In other words, that this is a moral universe, and that there are moral laws of the universe just as abiding as the physical laws. (from "Rediscovering Lost Values")
- Martin Luther King Jr.

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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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Marla Gold Member Offline A joint a day keeps the MAGA away Posts: 14722 Colorado Gender:	Re: I collect quotes Reply #181 - Jul 7^th, 2020 at 12:19pm So you Google and copy & paste quotes, do you?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 151510 Gender:	Re: I collect quotes Reply #182 - Jul 7^th, 2020 at 2:22pm Here's a good one, from Mary Trump: “Today, Donald is much as he was at three years old: incapable of growing, learning, or evolving, unable to regulate his emotions, moderate his responses, or take in and synthesise information."
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Reply #183 - Jul 7^th, 2020 at 2:30pm

Some oxymoron quotes 😂

*I am a deeply superficial person. - Andy Warhol
*Of course I can keep secrets. It's the people I tell them to that can't keep them. - Anthony Haden-Guest
*She used to diet on any kind of food she could lay her hands on. - Arthur Baer
*I distinctly remember forgetting that. - Clara Barton
*You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap. - Dolly Parton
*The budget was unlimited, but I exceeded it. - Donald Trump
*I have a terrible memory. I never forget a thing. - Edith Konecky
*I hate people but I love gatherings. - Edna St. Vincent Millay
*Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history. - George Bernard Shaw
*Always be sincere, even when you don't mean it. - Irene Peter
*Live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so. - Josh Billings
*We must believe in free will. We have no choice. - Isaac B. Singer
*I can resist everything but temptation. - Mark Twain
*It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. - Mark Twain
*I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible. - Oscar Wilde
*The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep. - W.C. Fields
*I always avoid prophesying beforehand because it is much better to prophesy after the event has already taken place. - Winston Churchill
*I never said most of the things I said. - Yogi Berra
*Why don't you pair 'em up in threes? - Yogi Berra

*A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
*Include me out.
*A hospital is no place to be sick.
*Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
*Don't worry about the war. It's all over but the shooting.
*Gentlemen, I want you to know that I am not always right, but I am never wrong.
*Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
*If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive!
*It's more than magnificent-it's mediocre.
*If Roosevelt were alive, he'd turn over in his grave.
*I'll give you a definite maybe.
*If you fall and break your legs, don't come running to me.
*I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them five years.
*I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.
*I was always an independent, even when I had partners.
*I paid too much for it, but its worth it.
*I can give you a definite perhaps.
*It's absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities.
*Our comedies are not to be laughed at.
*I never liked you, and I always will.
*Spare no expense to save money on this one.
*The scene is dull. Tell him to put more life into his dying.
*Tell them to stand closer apart.
*When told his son was getting married: Thank heaven. A bachelor's life is no life for a single man.
*We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.
*Anonymous and Funny Oxymoron Quotes
*It went over like a lead balloon.
*Thank God I'm an atheist.
*We are not anticipating any emergencies.
*Free advice is worth what you paid for it.
*I'm not going to say, "I told you so."
*May I ask a question? (my all time fave one!)
*This report is filled with omissions.
*Click the 'Start' button to shut down the computer.
*Spontaneity is good as long as it is controlled.

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If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

Milton Friedman

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Sophia Gold Member Offline Posts: 9541	Re: I collect quotes Reply #184 - Jul 7^th, 2020 at 2:33pm My quote (or excuse I used when doctor asks if I have taken my bp medication) “Ummm.... yes ....in a consistently inconsistent way” 😈
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Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 90071 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: I collect quotes Reply #185 - Jul 8^th, 2020 at 12:16am Gotta file full of quotes - I use 'em when writing books.. Started on Last Tango In Beijing - about my interaction with a Chinese beauty....
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Reply #186 - Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:42pm

“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.
We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law.
We will not walk in fear, one of another.
We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men – not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were, for the moment, unpopular”
- Edward R. Murrow

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/178884.Edward_R_Murrow

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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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Reply #187 - Jun 30^th, 2021 at 10:01pm

Yadda wrote on Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:42pm:

“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.
We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law.
We will not walk in fear, one of another.
We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men – not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were, for the moment, unpopular”
- Edward R. Murrow

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/178884.Edward_R_Murrow

That is …. a very good one to ponder about.

Thank you for posting it. I’ve not seen that one before.

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If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

Milton Friedman

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Yadda Gold Member Offline Posts: 22701 A cat with a view	Re: I collect quotes Reply #188 - Jun 30^th, 2021 at 10:06pm And thank you LOLS, for your quotes @ Reply #183. I had a good laugh at some of them.
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Valkie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16183 Central Coast Gender:	Re: I collect quotes Reply #189 - Jul 1^st, 2021 at 4:03pm ILike what my old man said Trust no one, and trust politicians less.
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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: I collect quotes Reply #190 - Jul 1^st, 2021 at 4:53pm Yadda wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2018 at 9:51am: "If it goes without saying, it would go better by saying it." Except that it's always the precursor to saying it anyway.
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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 37634 Gender:	Re: I collect quotes Reply #191 - Jul 1^st, 2021 at 5:27pm one for north If you want your children to have a peaceful life, let them suffer a little hunger and a little coldness. Chinese Proverb
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Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 90071 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: I collect quotes Reply #192 - Jul 1^st, 2021 at 5:57pm I prefer to quote collective wisdom.... falls about laughing
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Re: I collect quotes
Reply #193 - Jul 1^st, 2021 at 5:59pm

aquascoot wrote on Jul 1^st, 2021 at 5:27pm:

one for north
If you want your children to have a peaceful life, let them suffer a little hunger and a little coldness.
Chinese Proverb

One for you: 'It's better that half the country starves so the other half can eat their fill' - I'll let you guess who said that.

Are you saying you starved your kids and left them in the cold?

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Reply #194 - Jul 1^st, 2021 at 7:18pm

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jul 1^st, 2021 at 5:59pm:

aquascoot wrote on Jul 1^st, 2021 at 5:27pm:

one for north
If you want your children to have a peaceful life, let them suffer a little hunger and a little coldness.
Chinese Proverb

One for you: 'It's better that half the country starves so the other half can eat their fill' - I'll let you guess who said that.

Are you saying you starved your kids and left them in the cold?

one of our cheif health officers ?

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