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"The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights secure."
-- Albert Einstein

 

"Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication and courage. But if we don't practice these tough habits of thought, we cannot hope to solve the truly serious problems that face us -- and we risk becoming a nation of suckers, up for grabs by the next charlatan who comes along."
-- Carl Sagan, "The Fine Art of Baloney Detection," Parade, February 1, 1987

 

"The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity.  It is more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy and more selfish than a bureaucracy.  It denounces, as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes.  I have two great enemies, the Southern Army in front of me and the bankers in the rear.  Of the two, the one at the rear is my greatest foe."
 -- President Abraham Lincoln, letter to Col. William F. Elkins,  Nov. 21, 1864 

 

 "I see in the near future a crisis approaching that  unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . .   Corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor  to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."

 -- President Abraham Lincoln, letter to Col. William F. Elkins,  Nov. 21, 1864