Gerry Spence
"But the change will come only when we have slammed the system up against the wall and stared it down, and made it responsive to us. It is not unpatriotic to criticize one's country. It is essential. I think of the wife of a drunk who covers, apologize, and makes excuses for him because she loves him too much, and thereby enables him to continue in his oppression and destruction. In the same way we must stop enabling our system to continue its injustices because, we too, love it so unconditionally that we fail to demand it reform, that is, be responsible." - With Justice for None - Destroying an American Myth, by Gerry Spence (Attorney)
"Barack Obama is not the problem. We are! Abortion is. Public
schools are. A rotting pop culture is. ...Divorce and homosexual 'marriage' are. Obama has been reelected
simply because America, like any nation, will always only get the
leaders she deserves. We
told God to go to hell a long time ago, and God is now allowing us to
see what life is like without him. So lead on, Mr. Obama!" (Emphasis mine)(Source)
"You should view these politicians with the deepest contempt you can possibly imagine. What
they are doing to this country, what they are doing to our finances -
there is not a criminal in any federal prison, state prison, city or
county jail with respect to financial crimes of any sort who
collectively could have done the kind of damage that Barack Obama and
Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi and yes, willing, timid, gutless Republicans
have done to this country! To your future, to your children and your
grandchildren. What they are doing is with malice and with forethought."
(emphasis mine) (source)
"A
democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only
exist until the majority discover it can vote itself largess out of the
public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the
candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy
collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be
followed by a dictatorship and then a monarchy." (Source)
"If
you knew that you could live in luxury for the rest of your life but
that by doing so it would absolutely destroy the future for your
children, your grandchildren and your great-grandchildren would you do
it? Well, that is exactly what we are doing as a nation. Over the past
several decades, we have stolen 15 trillion dollars from future
generations so that we could enjoy a dramatically inflated level of
prosperity. Our 15 trillion dollar party has been a lot of fun, but
what we have done to our children and our grandchildren has been beyond
criminal. We ran up the greatest mountain of debt in the history of the
planet and we are sticking them with the bill. Sadly, both political
parties have been responsible for the big spending that has been going
on." (Source)
"A wicked generation is a generation of vipers, and ought to be told so." - Matthew Henry (1664-1714)
"You know...if I had to borrow 40% of the money I need to pay my bills every month,
I'd be fairly alarmed. When you come up a few bucks short at the end of
the month for necessary bills, you can cut back: get rid of the cell
phone, stop eating out, whatever. But when your monthly nut is routinely
running to almost twice what you can pay, you're kind of out of
options. It's probably time to re-examine your resistance to sleeping
outdoors and pooping outdoors, and...well, doing everything else
outdoors, because outdoors is where you're going to be living before
long." (Source)
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Misc. Quotes for Tuesday, May 31, 2016
"A wicked generation is a generation of vipers, and ought to be told so." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
“If you study science deep enough and long enough, it will force you to believe in God.” - Lord William Kelvin (1824-1907) (Source)
"Before I am finished here, we will look at the justice system as if we were children taking a watch apart, and I make no representation that we can get it back together again. We'll examine the pieces: how the crimes of non-living corporations cost the rest of us ten times more than all the crimes of all the street thugs and mobsters and crooks combined." - With Justice for None - Destroying an American Myth, by Gerry Spence (Attorney)
"Having passed historic legislation to make American factories the fairest, cleanest, safest and finest place on earth for industrial workers, liberals then turn around and backed free trade agreements that say to U.S. manufacturers: "If you want to get out from under all these liberal laws, if you want to be rid of those demanding U.S. workers and unions, shut down your plant here, lay off your U.S. workers, move to China, make your goods there, and export them, free of charge, back to the USA. Pocket all the money you save and put it into executive bonuses and laugh at us liberals on the slopes of Teluride and Vail." Day of Reckoning - How Hubris, Ideology and Greed Are Tearing America Apart, by Patrick Buchanan
"James Madison, author of our Bill of Rights, boasted shortly after the American Revolution that he could make $257 annually on each slave he owned, and was required to spend only $12 or $13 yearly on the slave's upkeep." - With Justice for None - Destroying an American Myth, by Gerry Spence (Attorney)
"Indeed, the black man was not the only slave in America. Voracious in their quest for cheap labor, the colonists conceived of the indentured servant scheme, whereby the poor, imprisoned in England for petty crimes or debt, entered into indenture agreements for their passage to the new world and freedom...the poor had not fared well in England. In 1572 Elizabeth decreed: 'Unlicensed beggars above 14 years of age are to be severely flogged and branded on the left ear unless someone will take them into service for 2 years; in case of repetition of offense, if they are over 18, they are to be executed without mercy as felons." With Justice for None - Destroying an American Myth, by Gerry Spence (Attorney)
“If you study science deep enough and long enough, it will force you to believe in God.” - Lord William Kelvin (1824-1907) (Source)
"Before I am finished here, we will look at the justice system as if we were children taking a watch apart, and I make no representation that we can get it back together again. We'll examine the pieces: how the crimes of non-living corporations cost the rest of us ten times more than all the crimes of all the street thugs and mobsters and crooks combined." - With Justice for None - Destroying an American Myth, by Gerry Spence (Attorney)
"Having passed historic legislation to make American factories the fairest, cleanest, safest and finest place on earth for industrial workers, liberals then turn around and backed free trade agreements that say to U.S. manufacturers: "If you want to get out from under all these liberal laws, if you want to be rid of those demanding U.S. workers and unions, shut down your plant here, lay off your U.S. workers, move to China, make your goods there, and export them, free of charge, back to the USA. Pocket all the money you save and put it into executive bonuses and laugh at us liberals on the slopes of Teluride and Vail." Day of Reckoning - How Hubris, Ideology and Greed Are Tearing America Apart, by Patrick Buchanan
"James Madison, author of our Bill of Rights, boasted shortly after the American Revolution that he could make $257 annually on each slave he owned, and was required to spend only $12 or $13 yearly on the slave's upkeep." - With Justice for None - Destroying an American Myth, by Gerry Spence (Attorney)
"Indeed, the black man was not the only slave in America. Voracious in their quest for cheap labor, the colonists conceived of the indentured servant scheme, whereby the poor, imprisoned in England for petty crimes or debt, entered into indenture agreements for their passage to the new world and freedom...the poor had not fared well in England. In 1572 Elizabeth decreed: 'Unlicensed beggars above 14 years of age are to be severely flogged and branded on the left ear unless someone will take them into service for 2 years; in case of repetition of offense, if they are over 18, they are to be executed without mercy as felons." With Justice for None - Destroying an American Myth, by Gerry Spence (Attorney)
Monday, May 30, 2016
Misc Quotes for Monday, May 30, 2016
"Our opportunities to do good are our talents." - Cotton Mather (1663-1728)
"We must remember that Satan has miracles too." - John Calvin (1509-1564)
"Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason - I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other - my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen." - Martin Luther (1483-1546) (in response to question of whether he will recant his writings against Roman Catholic Church in 1521)
"We must remember that Satan has miracles too." - John Calvin (1509-1564)
"Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason - I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other - my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen." - Martin Luther (1483-1546) (in response to question of whether he will recant his writings against Roman Catholic Church in 1521)
"Justice
also respects the responsibility of the needy person. Justice says that
a person who chooses to be poor should be allowed to have what he
chooses. Nor will justice allow us - for loves sake - to assume
responsibility for other people's mistakes. If my neighbor goes deeply
into debt for luxuries he bought with his credit card, and then
habitually expects me to pay his heating bill, justice holds back the
hand of love. If my neighbors business is on the verge of ruin, because
he is incompetent and lazy, justice may require love to let his business
fail, and then help him find another line of work." - Lewis Smedes (1921-2002), Mere Morality - What God Expects from Ordinary People
"We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years......It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supernational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national autodetermination practiced in past centuries.” - David Rockefeller (Source)
"We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years......It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supernational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national autodetermination practiced in past centuries.” - David Rockefeller (Source)
"None
shall be saved by Christ but those only who work out their own
salvation while God is working in them by His truth and His Holy Spirit.
We cannot do without God; and God will not do without us." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Wrongful convictions
happen every week in every state in this country. And they happen for
all the same reasons. Sloppy police work. Eyewitness identification is
the most - is the worst type almost. Because it's wrong about half the
time. Think about that.
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Wrongful convictions
happen every week in every state in this country. And they happen for
all the same reasons. Sloppy police work. Eyewitness identification is
the most - is the worst type almost. Because it's wrong about half the
time. Think about that.
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/johngrisha432591.html
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/johngrisha432591.html
Wrongful convictions
happen every week in every state in this country. And they happen for
all the same reasons. Sloppy police work. Eyewitness identification is
the most - is the worst type almost. Because it's wrong about half the
time. Think about that.
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/johngrisha432591.html
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Thursday, May 19, 2016
Misc. Quotes for Thursday, May 19, 2016
"Warning!...That
is how Paul preached the gospel. It always started with a warning.
Indeed, all gospel preaching starts like this. The first preacher in the
New Testament was
John, and he was a man with a warning. He looked at certain people who
came to listen to him and said, 'Who hath warned you to flee from the
wrath to come?' (Luke 3:7) 'Repent,' he says, ' and believe the gospel." - Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones (1899-1981)
"He whose head is in heaven need not fear put his feet in the grave." - Matthew Henry (1662-17140
"He whose head is in heaven need not fear put his feet in the grave." - Matthew Henry (1662-17140
"This night your soul may be taken from you and you may be in hell tomorrow." - Ralph Venning (1621-1673)
"Those who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
"Those who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Misc. Quotes for Tuesday, May 17, 2016
"God loves to counter plot politicians; he makes use of their own wit to undo them, and hangs Haman on the gallows." - Thomas Watson (1620-1686)
"I recon him a Christian indeed that is neither ashamed of nor a shame to the gospel." - Matthew Henry (1662 - 1712 )
"I recon him a Christian indeed that is neither ashamed of nor a shame to the gospel." - Matthew Henry (1662 - 1712 )
"It's a racket. It has nothing to do with being a lawyer. Find em, sign em, settle em, take the money and run." - John Grisham
"She
did not have her own jet for 2 very good reasons: First, she was
prudent with her money and didn't believe in such waste. Second, if she
ever got sued she didn't want a jury to hear about a jet." - John Grisham
"There
is seldom only one wounded man on the road to Jericho. And most good
Samaritans have a limited budget. Whenever we have resources for only one
needy person and meet two, the calculations of justice must direct the
work of love." Dr. Lewis Smedes
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Matthew Henry's Quote For Today, January 3, 2015
"Who can stand before the Lord when he is angry? The sin of sinners will be ruin, first or last, if not repented of. The righteous God knows how to bring ruin upon the world of the ungodly (1 Peter 2:5)- Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
The Daily Puritan For Tuesday, December 30, 2014
"[Noah] feared the deluge, and therefore prepared the ark. And in the warning given to Noah, there is a more solemn warning given to us, to flee from the wrath to come, which will sweep the world of unbelievers into the pit of destruction."- Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Friday, December 26, 2014
The Daily Puritan For Friday, December 26, 2014
" When wickedness is become general, ruin is not far off..."- Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
The Daily Puritan for Tuesday, December 23, 2014
"God looks down on those with an eye of favor who look up to him with the eye of faith." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Monday, December 22, 2014
The Daily Puritan For Monday, December 22, 2014
"God looks down on those with an eye of favor who look up to him with the eye of faith." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Thursday, December 18, 2014
The Daily Puritan for Thursday, December 18, 2014
"A wicked generation is a generation of vipers - and aught to be told so." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
The Daily Puritan For Wednesday, December 17, 2014
"God repented that he had made man, but he never repented that he had redeemed man." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Saturday, December 13, 2014
The Daily Puritan for Thursday, December 11, 2014
"God often takes those soonest whom he loves best, the time they lose on earth is gained in heaven, to their unspeakable advantage." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
The Daily Puritan for Tuesday, December 9, 2014
"Man's life is but dying by degrees." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Saturday, December 6, 2014
The Daily Puritan For Saturday, December 6, 2014
"The worse others are, the better we should be, and more zealous." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Friday, December 5, 2014
The Daily Puritan for Friday, December 5, 2014
"Observe the startling question: 'Adam, where art thou?' Those who by sin go afar from God should seriously consider where they are; they are afar off from all good, in the midst of their enemies,
in bondage to Satan, and on the high road to utter ruin." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
in bondage to Satan, and on the high road to utter ruin." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis
Monday, November 24, 2014
The Daily Puritan for Monday, November 24, 2014
"A wicked generation is a generation of vipers, and ought to be told so." - Matthew Henry (1662 - 1712)
Recommended reading:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Holy Bible (online)
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Recommended reading:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Holy Bible (online)
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Saturday, November 22, 2014
The Daily Puritan for Saturday, November 22, 2014
"Those that go gold into the furnace will come out no worse." - Matthew Henry (1662 - 1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Thursday, November 20, 2014
The Daily Puritan for Thursday, November 20, 2014
"True religion, if it is worth anything, is worth everything, and therefore is worth suffering for." (Source) - Matthew Henry (1662 - 1712)
Recommended reading:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Holy Bible (online)
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Recommended reading:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Holy Bible (online)
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
The Daily Puritan for Wednesday, October 29, 2014
"With God, saying and doing are not two things as they are with men. God will do what he has said." Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
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