User:Jeffq/Experiments/QotD: June/25
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2004 : Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out. ~ Hugh Latimer
2005 : Political language — and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists — is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ~ George Orwell (born this day)
- 4 Kalki 11:52, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC) Good follow up to yesterdays quote of Ambrose Bierce on Conservatives and Liberals, and good lead in to tomorrow's apparent choice on torture victims and terrorists .
Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman
- Rationale: Last episode of w:Late Night with David Letterman aired on June 25, 1993
- 3 MosheZadka 00:32, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- 3 Jeff Q (talk) 11:41, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki 11:54, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC) I feel this particular quote might be better in the fall perhaps.
In a Society in which there is no law, and in theory no compulsion, the only arbiter of behaviour is public opinion. But public opinion, because of the tremendous urge to conformity in gregarious animals, is less tolerant than any system of law. ~ George Orwell
- 3 Kalki 11:52, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. ~ George Orwell
- 3 Kalki 11:52, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)