“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated…”
“… the right to be let alone-the most comprehensive of rights
and the right most valued by
civilized men.”
US Supreme Court Justice Louis D Brandeis, Olmstead v. US 277 US 438,478
“Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you no sense of decency?”
Chief Counsel US Army Joseph N. Welch, asked of US Senator Joseph McCarthy
“[Attorney General John] … Ashcroft has delusions of adequacy.”
Audience Speaker, ABA Conference, CSPAN, Aug 02
“[Attorney General designate Alberto] … Gonzales makes Ashcroft
look like a voice of reason.”
David Corn, The Nation, Dec 6, 04
“It's the reign of the Mayberry Machiavellis.”
Former Bush Advisor John J. DiIulio, Jr, describing White House political
advisors
“I do not like this word 'bomb'. It is not a bomb, it is a device which is exploding.”
Jacques Le Blanc, (former?) French Ambassador to New Zealand
“… it caused a less-than optimum positioning of that bomblet centroid
in relation to the target.”
“…it had practically a 100%
record.”
Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn, Deputy Chief of Staff for US Naval Warfare
“We learn from history that we do not learn from history.”
attributed to George Wilhelm Hegel
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