Learning from History; Some of my favorite quotes, that still resonate!

"The lessons of history, confirmed by evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence on relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit.  It is inimical to the dictates of sound policy. It is a violation of the traditions of America."~ FDR

"I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office." ~Andrew Jackson

 

 "We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."~ Sir Winston Churchill

 

 "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries." ~Sir Winston Churchill

 

 "The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. ~ John F. Kennedy

 

 "Supplement poverty and indolence, and you get more of the same." ~ Tacitus- Roman Historian 4 BC

 

 

 My non political favorite, totally romantic, by Yeats: (For SEJ)

 "Wine comes in at the mouth

And love comes in at the eye;

That's all that we will know for truth

Before we grow old and die.

I lift the glass to my mouth,

I look at you and I sigh."