Quotes

[marx_was_right]

I know theres lots of good quotes available, but can anyone beat these two gems..

 "occupying Baghdad would have come at an unpardonable expense in terms of money, lives lost and ruined regional relationships."

Colin Powell 1992

"We should not march into Baghdad. To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world against us, and make a broken tyrant into a latter-day Arab hero . . . assigning young soldiers to a fruitless hunt for a securely entrenched dictator and condemning them to fight in what would be an unwinnable urban guerrilla war. It could only plunge that part of the world into even greater instability."

George Bush snr - 1991

[turnoviseous]

This only proves that capitalists can´t be non compos mentis. They are smart. It is just very rare that they say smart things. Nor can they if they are to justify their "cause".

[madhatter]

George Bush -

"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy, but that could change."
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to be prepared'."
"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between mother and child."
"Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe."
"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century."
"Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things."
"Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods."
"I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun."
"Mr. Vice President, in all due respect, it isÑI'm not sure 80 percent of the people get the death tax. I know this: 100 percent will get it if I'm the president."
"If affirmative action means what I just described, what I'm for, then I'm for it."
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."
"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."
"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history."
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."
"I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican"
"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
"[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system."
"Public speaking is very easy."

[Volkov]

I don't know if this is some sort of quote contest or not, but I will post quotes I like.

This one describes the future under Capitalism:

"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever."
-George Orwell's 1984