Thought for Today

"No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority."

~~~~~ Joseph Addison

Thought for Today

"Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror."

~~~~~ Herbert Spencer

Thought for Today

"An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters."

~~~~~ Henry Clay

Thought for Today

"Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read, and say, and eat, and drink and wear."

~~~~~ Thomas Babington

Thought for Today

"No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority."

~~~~ Joseph Addison

Thought for Today

"A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man."

~~~~~ Tacitus

Thought for Today

"There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you."

~~~~~ William Hazlitt

Thought for Today

"The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised."

~~~~~ John C. Calhoun

Thought for Today

"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."

~~~~~ Elie Wiesel