montanafesto’s manifesto

You can recognize a pioneer by the arrows in his back. – Beverly Rubik

“Power is not alluring to pure minds.” Thomas Jefferson

If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking. – Gen. George Patton

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. – George Bernard Shaw

“Which government is the best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.” Goethe

“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.”- Benjamin Franklin

I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way. – Robert Frost

We learn from history that we do not learn from history. – Georg Wilhelm Hegel

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber – Plato

Liberal – a power worshipper without power. – George Orwell

The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. – Cornelius Tacitus

Liberals want the government to be your Mommy. Conservatives want government to be your Daddy. Libertarians want it to treat you like an adult. – Andre Marrou

There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him. – Robert Heinlein

The Christian Right is neither.  ~Author Unknown

Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn. – Benjamin Franklin

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity. – Robert Anthony

6 thoughts on “montanafesto’s manifesto

  1. If you live in Great Falls on the west side. Specifically House District 26. My name is Tim Martin and I am running for State Representative as a Libertarian. Vote for me and I will fight to protect, maintain and improve the Medical Marijuana program.

  2. Why are the State Republicans trying to keep Montana in the “dark ages? Did they not know or just forget any of the above quotes to govern by? Undermining the mmj act does exactly that.

    • Once pioneers who looked for new lands and new ideas and feared nothing, they have forgotten their past and wallow in the stagnant present out of fear. Rather sad. Even sadder is a country that praises the pharmaceutical companies for new drugs but refuses to even consider exploring one that has been around for ages and has potentially positive attributes.

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