June 28
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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 born on June 28th
- proposed by Kalki
- 2008
[edit] Suggestions
Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 4 because this is my favorite Rousseau quote. Zarbon 04:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
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)
Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse. ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau born on June 28th
- 3 Kalki 27 June 2005 19:09 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 04:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves. ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau born on June 28th
- 3 Kalki 27 June 2005 19:09 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 04:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
The longer I live, the larger allowances I make for human infirmities. ~ John Wesley born on June 28th
- 3 Kalki 27 June 2005 19:09 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 04:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Think and let think. ~ John Wesley born on June 28th
- 3 Kalki 27 June 2005 19:09 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 04:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
