Legalizing abortion to get government out of the bedroom is like legalizing cannibalism to get government out of the kitchen.
Joseph SobranVoters who live off taxpayers are the Democrats' ace in the hole. The Democrats created big programs and never let the recipients forget it. This gives them an initial advantage of tens of millions of votes in any presidential election.
Joseph SobranEven if we are all doomed to live under the state, it doesn't follow that there is, or even can be, such a thing as a good state.
Joseph SobranThe words of Jesus, including those Jefferson and the Jesus Seminar have blue-pencilled, have a unique permanence. They don't merely survive as aphoristic wisdom; they have an authority in our hearts, even when we try to deny them. They command. We can obey or rebel. That is why Jesus is still not only loved but hated - and why those who hate him feel they have to profess to love him.
Joseph Sobran