December 14, 2023
QUOTE
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself.
It is impossible to govern the world without God. It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits and humbly implore his protection and favor.
A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession, and when the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.
But if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be expected thereafter.
The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.
Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.
The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.
--All from George Washington
BIRTHDAYS
1896 – Jimmy Doolittle, General and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient
1932 – Charlie Rich, Singer-songwriter and guitarist
1935 – Lee Remick, Actress
1946 – Patty Duke, Actress
1949 – Cliff Williams, Australian bass player
IN MEMORY
1542 – James V of Scotland
1799 – George Washington, General and politician, 1st President of the United States
1985 – Roger Maris, Baseball player and coach
1998 – Norman Fell, Actor and comedian
2013 – Peter O’Toole, British-Irish actor
IN ON THIS DAY
1542 – Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots at the age of one week on the death of her father, James V of Scotland.
1782 – The Montgolfier brothers first test fly an unmanned hot air balloon in France; it floats nearly 1.6 miles.[
1819 – Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state.
1903 – The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
1911 – Roald Amundsen’s team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
1940 – Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
1948 – Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game.
1972 – Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission.