Quotable Quotes for 2009

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The New Yorker hits another cover homerun! Barack is quickly re-establishing the ideals of our founding fathers. Under the Bush years we were invited to be self-serving and slovenly and told that this was patriotic. We were exposed to fear for the sake of creating not a brave citizenry, but a powerful administration. It was a tactic which too many Americans accepted having never been taken advantage of on such a large and consistent scale before in their lives by elected leaders. What Bush/Chaney did to us makes Nixon’s petty deceits assume their trivial place in American history.

As we face a new day for our nation’s adherence to and exploration of the Constitution, it is an act of utter blessing to compare the words of Barack Hussein Obama in these nacent days of his presidency with those of our first President.

ON TORTURE & SECURITY

“Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.”
~ George Washington, 1732 - 1799

"This is me following through on not just a commitment I made during the campaign, but I think an understanding that dates back to our founding fathers, that we are willing to observe core standards of conduct, not just when it's easy but also when it's hard...the message we are sending around the world is that the United States intends to prosecute the ongoing struggle against violence and terrorism, and we are going to do so vigilantly; we are going to do so effectively; and we are going to do so in a manner that is consistent with our values and our ideals..."
~ Barack Hussein Obama, 1961 -

ON LARGESS, GREED, SERVICE & HUMAN NATURE

“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”
~ George Washington, 1732 - 1799

“However long we are keepers of the public trust we should never forget that we are here as public servants and public service is a privilege.  It's not about advantaging yourself.  It's not about advancing your friends or your corporate clients.  It's not about advancing an ideological agenda or the special interests of any organization.  Public service is, simply and absolutely, about advancing the interests of Americans.”
~ Barack Hussein Obama, 1961 -

ON OUR FUTURE:

“Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.”
~ George Washington, 1732 - 1799

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
~ Barack Hussein Obama, 1961 -