"When I was a child, I heard 'Do unto others as you would have them
do unto you.' Even then, I knew that this was wrong. It
should be, 'Do unto others as they would have you do unto them.'
Different strokes for different folks."
~ Rankin!
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"I apply the same principles to the issue of anti-gun, anti-wealth,
anti-marijuana or anti-association laws as I do to any other law."
~ Rankin!
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"The only legitimate function for law-enforcement is to enforce laws
against what are universally accepted as crimes such as: murder, rape,
robbery, arson, burglary, assault, theft & fraud."
~ Rankin!
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"These are reasonable laws. Anything else is just an unethical
and immoral attempt to mind other people's business and control their
lives."
~ Rankin!
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"Law-enforcement resources should be used solely for the suppression,
detection and apprehension of true criminals - not for enforcing the
prejudices of anal-retentive fuddy-duddies."
~ Rankin!
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"Government? A necessary evil to be watched like a hawk.
Government takes care of it's citizens about as well as a rented mule."
~ Rankin!
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"Nothing is more heart-warming than people freely giving of their own
resources to the deserving needy; nothing more soul-vexing than
people forced by the Guns of Government to do other people's bidding."
~ Rankin!
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"The objections by Iraq, Iran, Russia and China against the bombing of
Saddam Hussein's infrastructure is about as credible as the Democrat's
unprincipled defense of Clinton."
~ Rankin!
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"As libertarians, we must know the know before we can walk the
walk - much less teach the know."
~ Rankin!
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"An initiative-petition seeking to have the people vote on
private things as if they were public - is immoral."
~ Rankin!
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"Government: The smegma of Society."
~ Rankin!
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"Arrogance goeth before a Place-Putting."
~ Rankin!
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"Inconsistency is the hallmark of little minds."
~ Rankin!
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"In the Kingdom of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is Suspect!"
~ Rankin!
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"A little politic obeisance may not hurt; when you get the Power -
you can start the nut-cuttin'!"
~ Rankin!
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" 'One Day at a Time' can't prepare for Marriage, Birth, Graduation,
Retirement or Death."
~ Rankin!
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"When lawn-darts are outlawed, only outlaws will have lawn-darts."
~ Rankin!
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"The best way to get the benefit of a good law is to enforce it.
Conversely, the best way to get rid of a bad law is to enforce it."
~ Rankin!
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"Philosophy, which determines politics, is the most important thing in life - but there's much
more to life than that."
~ Rankin!
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"Sexual Harassment? In the normal course of things, Person-01
propositions Person-02 and Person-02 either accepts or declines.
The problem comes when Person-01 doesn't take "No." for an answer -
or, when Person-02 makes a big deal out of being asked. For Pete's
sake, how else is one to get laid?"
~ Rankin!
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"Politicians are prostitutes - they are jesters - they're
chameleons. Politicians would become hermaphrodites if they
thought it would get them an extra vote. Statesmen, on the other
hand, are leaders. They do their best to guide the people wisely."
~ Rankin!
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"The End never vilifies the Means."
~ Rankin!
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"The only thing more boring than sports is TALKING about sports."
~ Rankin!
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"The trouble with anti-abortion fanatics, enviro-radicals and animal rights terrorists is an egregious lack of perspective and priority."
~ Rankin!
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"I like a woman who smokes a pipe - it shows she has balls - and taste."
~ Rankin!
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"Sports? Sports are great! (Great for keeping the
feeble-minded off the streets and out of trouble.)"
~ Rankin!
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"Egalitarianism? Pure bullshit!"
~ Rankin!
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