“We can't expect the Americans to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of Socialism until they suddenly awake to find they have Communism.” ~ Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev, 1959

"The greatest achievement of any fascist or tyrannical dictator is to convince you he is a champion of the people, of freedom and liberty while simultaneously he puts the shackles on your writs, on your ankles … and on your mind." ~ Ellis Washington, "Epistemology" (unpublished)

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing?" ~ British parliamentarian Sir Edmund Burke

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. … The inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries." ~ Sir Winston Churchill

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."  ~Abraham Lincoln

"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."  ~Thomas Paine

"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." ~ Thomas Paine

"The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind." ~ Thomas Paine

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." ~ George Washington

"But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever." ~ John Adams

“The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.” ~ Samuel Adams