October 30
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Quotes of the day from previous years:
- 2004
- It’s always worthwhile to make others aware of their worth. ~ Malcolm Forbes
- selected by Kalki
- 2005
- There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. ~ John Adams (born 30 October 1735)
- proposed by Kalki
- 2006
- The fundamental article of my political creed is that despotism, or unlimited sovereignty, or absolute power, is the same in a majority of a popular assembly, an aristocratical council, an oligarchical junto, and a single emperor. Equally arbitrary, cruel, bloody, and in every respect diabolical. ~ John Adams
- proposed by Kalki
- 2007
- Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. ~ John Adams
- proposed by Kalki
- 2008
[edit] Suggestions
I turned myself from a 97 pound weakling into the World's Most Perfectly Developed Man. ~ Charles Atlas, born that day.
- 3 brings back memories of the old comic books with the cool comic book ads. ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 19:54, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 05:50, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small,
And the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all.
Go ask Alice when she's ten feet tall. ~ Grace Slick (date of birth)
And if you go chasing rabbits and you know you're going to fall,
Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar has given you the call. ~ Grace Slick (date of birth)
When logic and proportion have fallen softly dead,
And the White Knight is talking backwards and the Red Queen's off with her head,
Remember what the dormouse said: "Feed your head! Feed your head!" ~ Grace Slick (date of birth)
The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and negotiation ought to take the place of, indeed exclude, in a manner, all other arts. I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.. ~ John Adams (date of birth)
- 3 Kalki 18:23, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
- 3 but I would give this a 4 if it were trimmed to just "I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy." Zarbon 05:50, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments, of their duties and obligations... This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people was the real American Revolution.. ~ John Adams (date of birth)
