Quote of the Day for 2016-06-11

"He who inflicts a vile and unjust harm by using the power and the force with which he is invested, does not conquer; the true victory is to have on one's side Right naked and entire."

— Luís de Camões (1524-1580) Os Lusíadas, canto 10, stanza 58 (1572)

An unknown protester facing down a column of tanks on Chang'an Avenue near the Beijing Hotel, during the Tiananmen Square Protests (June 5, 1989) Photograph by Jeff Widener

Quote of the Day for 2016-01-13

"The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of limited resources that it is commonly employed only by small children and great nations."

— David D. Friedman (1945-    ) The Machinery of Freedom, chapter 1

American tank destroyed south of Baghdad, where U.S. forces met stiff resistance while fighting their way to the airport. (April 6, 2003) Photo by Carolyn Cole for the Los Angeles Times