The Civilian Quote Thread...

[Woodmonkey]

There's a very successful Military Quotes thread in the Military History Forum. I thought a Civilian Quote thread would be a good idea.

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil" ~~Thomas Mann

[milmor_1]

If there is one basic element in our constitution, it is civilian control of the military,

President Harry S Truman, Memoirs 1955

[Woodmonkey]

"[The] civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner or on any pretext infringed."

James Madison, Introducing the Bill of Rights

[milmor_1]

To be free is not merely to cast off ones chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Neslon Mandela

[Scrappy]

"In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice" George Matthew Adams

[milmor_1]

Fashion condemns us to many follies;
the greatest is to make oneself its slave.

Napoleon Bonaparte

[milmor_1]

If you think education is expensive - try ignorance

Derek Bok