There is nothing so inimical to liberty as the collectivist spirit, no ill-conceived idea so disastrous in its effects as the ‘general will.’ – Ben Lopatin

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: ‘O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.’ And God granted it. – Voltaire

Stoop and you’ll be stepped on; stand tall and you’ll be shot at. – Carlos A. Urbizo

I may sink, but I’m damned if I’ll strike. – John Paul Jones, during naval battle with the HMS Serapis

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time. – Sir Winston Churchill

Men are nicotine soaked, beer-besmirched, whisky greased, red-eyed devils. – Carrie Nation (1846-1911) of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union

This guy was a gentleman and an aviator. That’s the top of the line. There’s pilots, there’s drivers. An aviator is something else. That’s the best I can say about anyone in this business. – Test pilot Fred Griffith, on (recently deceased) test pilot Scott Crossfield.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream. – Malcolm Muggeridge

I have noticed that everyone who ever told me that the markets are efficient is poor. – Larry Hite

Well I’m sorry for that. I can make new Brigadier Generals, but I can’t make horses. – Abraham Lincoln, upon hearing that Confederate partisan John S. Mosby had captured three Union officers and dozens of horses in a raid on the Fairfax Courthouse.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination. – Ronald Reagan

If at first you don’t succeed… so much for skydiving. – Henry Youngman

The happiness and prosperity of our citizens… is the only legitimate object of government and the first duty of governors. – Thomas Jefferson

Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It’s growth - mental, financial, you name it. – Harold S. Geneen

Early in life I had three ambitions. I wanted to be the greatest economist in the world, the greatest horseman in Austria, and the best lover in Vienna. Well, I never became the greatest horseman in Austria. – Joseph A. Schumpeter

Now is no time to be making new enemies. – Voltaire, last words, when asked on his deathbed by a priest to renounce Satan.

I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it’s possible. – Milton Friedman

Red meat and a bottle of gin. – Julia Child, when asked by an interviewer what her ultimate meal would be.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. – George Bernard Shaw

You’re going to ask me if I read the book. Little print, no pictures. Go ahead. – President Bush, when asked by a Freedom House official about their group’s annual report, “Freedom in the World,” during a press conference