Mr. O’s Notable Quotable
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed [and hence clamorous to be led to safety] by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H. L. Mencken
The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it. [...]
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Part II in the series has been released. Read Part I, A Trivial Matter before reading this post.
The automobiles had pulled off the road into the recently harvested alfalfa field on this hot, August, Sunday afternoon. The only discerning pattern to the haphazard manner in which the vehicles were parked was that [...]
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Part I in a two part series
The portly gentleman stood on the terrace and huddled against the damp chill of the night air on this February evening. The full moon was just above the horizon, and it cast eerie shadows across the elaborate garden-maze below. The screams of agony echoing through the [...]
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Test your knowledge of the United States Constitution by answering “true” or “false” to the following statements.
The constitution grants you the following rights:
- To freedom of religion
- To freedom of speech
- To a free press
- To peaceably assemble
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