#pre

Our presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#american #american lives #any #lives #more

When I was a child, my father taught me to put up my fists like a boy and to be prepared to defend myself at all times. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#boy #child #defend #father #fists

Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure of his economic policies. And here, I fear, the monstrous stimulus package with which this administration stumbled out of the gate will prove to be Obama's Waterloo. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#economic #economic policies #failure #fear #gate

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#awe #deprived #discourage #ensue #horrid

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#enemy #establishes #even #guard #himself

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#come #i #live #must #my time

There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#commandment #done #every #express #god

I imagine there's a market for total depression. I grew up on George Jones and that really dark stuff. ↗

— Brad Paisley

#depression #george #grew #i #imagine

As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like. ↗

— Brad Paisley

#guitar player #harder #impress #like #me

Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life. ↗

— Brad Paisley

#american life #become #best #country #country music