The Best Diplomacy

"The best diplomat that I know is a fully-loaded phaser bank."

      -- Lt. Cdr. Montgomery Scott ("A Taste of Armageddon")

Manifestos

 There are no manifestos like cannon and musketry.
   -- The Duke of Wellington

Restraining Orders Will Not Protect You

Because a Restraining Order is just a piece of paper.

Extinction of Freedom

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."

  -- President Ronald Reagan

Meskimen's Law - Time to Do It Over

 Meskimen's Law:
        There's never time to do it right, but there's always time to
        do it over.

Ginsberg's Theorem

 Ginsberg's Theorem:
        (1) You can't win.
        (2) You can't break even.
        (3) You can't even quit the game.

 Freeman's Commentary on Ginsberg's theorem:
        Every major philosophy that attempts to make life seem
        meaningful is based on the negation of one part of Ginsberg's
        Theorem.  To wit:

        (1) Capitalism is based on the assumption that you can win.
        (2) Socialism is based on the assumption that you can break even.
        (3) Mysticism is based on the assumption that you can quit the game.

Self Help

 God helps them that help themselves.
                -- Benjamin Franklin, "Poor Richard's Almanac"