June 28
Quotes of the day from previous years:
- 2004
- They serve so that we don't have to. They offer to give up their lives so that we can be free. It is, remarkably, their gift to us. And all they ask for in return is that we never send them into harm's way unless it is absolutely necessary. Will they ever trust us again? ~ Michael Moore
- selected by Kalki
- 2005
- Now you see, Lone Starr, that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb. ~ Rick Moranis as "Dark Helmet" in Spaceballs by Mel Brooks (born 28 June 1926)
- proposed by MosheZadka
- 2006
- Hatred, as well as love, renders its votaries credulous. ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau (born 28 June 1712)
- proposed by Kalki
- 2007
- To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties. For him who renounces everything no indemnity is possible. Such a renunciation is incompatible with man's nature; to remove all liberty from his will is to remove all morality from his acts. ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- proposed by Kalki
- 2008
- Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- proposed by Zarbon
- 2009
- Never dream of forcing men into the ways of God. Think yourself, and let think. Use no constraint in matters of religion. Even those who are farthest out of the way never compel to come in by any other means than reason, truth, and love. ~ John Wesley
- proposed by Kalki
- 2010
- Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse. ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- proposed by Kalki
- 2011
- Think not the bigotry of another is any excuse for your own. ~ John Wesley born on 28 June 1703
- proposed by Kalki
- 2012
| Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves. |
| ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ~ |
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- proposed by Kalki
- 2013
- Rank or add further suggestions…
Ranking system:
- 4 : Excellent - should definitely be used.
- 3 : Very Good - strong desire to see it used.
- 2 : Good - some desire to see it used.
- 1 : Acceptable - but with no particular desire to see it used.
- 0 : Not acceptable - not appropriate for use as a quote of the day.
Suggestions
All I really want is to provide a hard-working man in the blouse business with a method of expressing himself; if he likes a tune, he can whistle it, and it will make his life happier. ~ Richard Rodgers, born on June 28th
- We don't have a Rodgers page yet (hardly surprising); this quotation is the only Rodgers in my Simpson's (number 9614).
- 2 121a0012 02:24, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki 27 June 2005 21:53 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 04:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
The longer I live, the larger allowances I make for human infirmities. ~ John Wesley bborn on 28 June 1703
- 3 Kalki 27 June 2005 19:09 (UTC) with a lean toward 4 but I would now prefer to extend this to end with : I exact more from myself, and less from others. Go thou and do likewise!
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 04:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)