R.J. Rushdoony Quotes
Our basic problem today is that we have two religions in conflict, humanism and Christianity, each with its own morality and the laws of that morality.
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Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the law nor even the military are in a position to define or control risks rationally.
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I don't think there's anything that is a greater area of discrimination against women today than the fact that nowhere in the world is there a female role model in team sports that more than half of a general audience would recognize.
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Today's kids aren't taking up arms against their parents; they're too busy texting them.
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My dad once said that in criminal law you see terrible people on their best behavior; in family law you see great people on their worst behavior.
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You could be worth $2 billion today and a half a billion tomorrow. It doesn't take much for this to disappear overnight.
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The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts.
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People say, 'Oh, politics is so polarized today,' and I'm thinking... '1861, that was polarized.'
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Sharia law does not exist in the Koran. It was created by man.
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Value denotes a relation reciprocally existing between two objects, and the precise relation which it denotes is the quantity of the one which can be obtained in exchange for a given quantity of the other.
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School after Labor Day is now the law of the land in Maryland.
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Everything I have experienced in my life helps form who I am today, and I would not change or forget any of it.
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We all live in the moment, and we often mistakenly believe that what is true today was true always. Not so in politics, and especially in Congressional elections.
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Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
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We are Americans. We - we - we are - we are doctors. We are investment bankers. We are taxi drivers. We are store keepers. We are lawyers. We are - we are part of the fabric of America. And the way that America today treats its Muslims is being watched by over a billion Muslims worldwide.
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For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.
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The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people's eyes before you even put out an album.
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I think that a lot of kids today focus on impressing each other. And while that's really nice, you also have to think about your future, about getting into a good school.
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Everyone is in need of encouragement at some time. Take the opportunity today to encourage (give courage to) the one who often encourages you.
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The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife. The greatest directors of men are those who yield place to others. This is called the Virtue of not striving, the capacity for directing mankind; this is being the compeer of Heaven. It was the highest goal of the ancients.
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I know that the music industry has changed, but I'd love it if Adele and John Legend would write me songs.
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Institutions are what allow us to have continuity in civilizations.
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I've had an addiction for a long time to the whole business of maximizing one's potential, what I call human activation. The vehicle for actualizing oneself is choice, options, seeking out the proper choices.
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Our basic problem today is that we have two religions in conflict, humanism and Christianity, each with its own morality and the laws of that morality.
