The oppression of any people for opinions sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important. – Hosea Ballou
Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible. – Hosea Ballou
Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age. – Hosea Ballou
Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the cowards revenge for being intimidated. – Hosea Ballou
For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant – Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad, and terrorized innocent people around the world – including Americans who were killed by Libyan agents. – Barack Obama