The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on this day in 1886.
"You have put up in New York Harbor a monstrous idol which you call 'Liberty'." -- George Bernard Shaw.
Showing posts with label liberty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label liberty. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
"Crass Materialism" wouldn't have the same ring
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Brotherhood of the bewildered
October 25, 1881 -- Pablo Picasso born.
"Abstract art: A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered." -- Al Capp.
October 24 -- U. N. Day.
"Civilized man is born, lives and dies in slavery; at his birth he is confined in swaddling clothes; at death he is nailed in a coffin. So long as he retains the human form he is fettered by our institutions." -- Jean-Jacques Rouusseau.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Happy Fourth of July!
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” – George Bernard Shaw.
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