Credo
"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." -- John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Caesar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate."--Edmund Burke
“You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.”--General Sir Charles Napier
"Μολὼν λαβέ" -- Leonidas
"Blogito Ergo Sum" -- Neptunus Lex
…Well, tell ya what – I’d bet the rent money that if they asked for a volunteer contingent of Allied troops to pull that duty, there would be more than enough active and retired US guys alone to do it.
Mike
A magnifcent LEADER.
A brilliant speaker.
A staunch Patriot.
A bold wartime decision maker.
A true friend of the United States.
She has truly earned the appreciation and great respect from this side of the pond.
May she enjoy her remaining days and I pray that there will be many more before the troops need muster.
The Churchill funeral was a awesome scene to watch.
I’d don a uniform and help line her route. She’s an incredible woman.
This is a great read (pdf) on why both sides of the Atlantic should honor her legacy.
My cousin, Dr. Jonni Levendowski, hsa lived in the Endlish Midlands since the late ’70s. As a vociferous proponent of Women’s Studies, Jonni hated Lady Margaret Thatcher with the sort of white hot burning hatred we usually reserve for the rabid socialist Left.
Be that as it may, Lady Thatcher braved strokes to attend Ronald Reagan’s funeral. If she could demonstrate her friendship to one of our Greatest Presidents, I’ll gladly cross the pond to serve as a route guardian.
And thumb my nose at my cousin.