A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 07-08-02

Billie

[whoever]

"...[I]t is a common observation here that our cause is the cause
of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in
defending our own." --Benjamin Franklin

[whoever]

"The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our
dispositions, and not our circumstances." --Martha Washington

[whoever]

"Let's celebrate all that's right with our great country.... Let
us ... honor those American institutions that, in this interesting
year, did not flounder or fail. Much has been said of those that
did -- Wall Street, big business, big accounting, the Catholic
Church, the FBI and CIA. But most didn't. Some stayed good
and some improved and some seem to summon a metaphor: While the
towers of the institution tottered, the men and women who worked
within them took the stairs two at a time, hauling 80 pounds of
gear to save the structure. So: Let us hold a single sparkler
to the lights that didn't fail -- The U.S. military.... Cops and
firemen.... Airline pilots and stewards.... The men and women of
newspapers.... American television.... American wit.... Science
and medicine.... The Internet.... The local church.... The American
Dream...." --Peggy Noonan

[lonestar]

It's the absolute truth!

[whoever]

"It [the International Criminal Court] puts American servicemen and women at fundamental risk of being tried by an entity that is beyond America's reach, beyond America's laws, and can subject American civilian and military to arbitrary standards of justice."
--Ari Fleischer, the President's press secretary, observing that the ICC is a serious threat to U.S. sovereignty.

[lodwick]

Good job! 18 windows - I'm impressed. Life IS good. ;-)

[whoever]

"What makes our revolution unique and so exciting ... is that it changed the very concept of government.

Here was a new nation telling the world that it was conceived in liberty; that all men are created equal with God-given rights, and that power ultimately resides in 'We the people.'

We sometimes forget this great truth, and we never should, because putting people first has always been America's secret weapon. It's the way we've kept the spirit of our revolution alive -- a spirit that drives us to dream and dare, and take great risks for a greater good.

...Well, I'm convinced that we're getting that spirit back. The nation is pulling together. We're looking to the future with new hope and confidence -- and we know we can make

America great again by putting the destiny of this nation back in the hands of the people. And why shouldn't we? Because, after all, we are Americans."
--- --Ronald Reagan

[lodwick]

We'll have a face in that frame with just a few more clues Who! ;-)

Go ahead and treat yourself to a new rig.
You deserve it.

[whoever]

..Go ahead and treat yourself to a new rig. ..

And give up my best vehicle??? How could I do that?

[whoever]

"There is a reason behind the movement to strike the words 'under God' from the Pledge of Allegiance -- and from our national customs, and our currency, and our public ceremonies. It has very little to do with atheism. It has a great deal to do with authoritarianism....They [the radical Left] abhor the words 'under God' because these words stand in the way of an all-powerful state.

The French and American revolutions were waged on precisely the same declared rights of liberty and equality. One was a ghastly failure that ended in the reign of terror; the other, a magnificent success. Why?

In the philosophy of the French Revolution, the rights of man were defined by a governmental committee and extended at the sufferance of that government.

In the American view, these rights come from God, their existence is preeminent and their preservation is the principal object of government. If the source of our fundamental rights is not God, then the source becomes man -- or more precisely, a government of men. And rights that can be extended by government may also be withdrawn by government.

Words matter. Ideas matter. And symbols matter.

The public furor fomented by the Ninth Circuit Court over the Pledge of Allegiance must not be devalued as a mere defense of harmless deistic references and quaint old customs.

The principle at stake is central to the very foundation of the American nation and the very survival of its freedoms."
--California State Senator Tom McClintock

[Diver Dave]

You're on a roll, who. Don't stop now.

You Go Girl!!!

[lonestar]

I'm green with envy! I can't do any of that and if I could, I don't have any of those cute little "thingies."

[Billie]

I've forgotten what we were talking about!

[Billie]

Love all your new little pretties, Amy - somebody is so generous to find and give all these gifs to us all the time. Never know when the next one's going to be there!

[Billie]

You can have 'em, Louie. Especially since Billie's returned to her ol' grouchy self. :-)

Uh-oh! You're livin' on the wild side. LOL

Now you know you had it coming. :)

[Billie]

Oh, daisy, you surely know how to set a pretty table. :)

[Billie]

You keep 18 windows open?! As long as one of them is here, that's fine!

[Billie]

I do like that one, thank you! Am listening to it right now........

.......and being luvable. :)

[Billie]

MORE cute graphics, daisy! Pigs - you like pigs, who? Hmmmmmm

(Just pretend it's St. Patty's Day, cause it's the only one I have - except for that flying one that so many others have, too) LOL

[Billie]

Yes, it is, Tex! Good to see you here - saw your post yesterday asking to be included in the ping list. Hope you'll be here often. :)