Words of wisdom for the Concervatives in Ottawa.

[AdamSmith]

Think Wheat Board Mr. PM and Minister Ritz
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It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. Moliere

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke

Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both. John Andrew Holmes

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded. Mark Twain


To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. Elbert Hubbard

Never mistake motion for action. Ernest Hemingway

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw


Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement. Alfred Adler

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice. Arnold Toynbee

When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers. Colleen C. Barrett

It's important to know that words don't move mountains. Work, exacting work moves mountains. Danilo Dolci


When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it. W. Clement Stone

[just_wondering]

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there
Will Rogers

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
General George S Patton

The truth is incontrevertable, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is
Winston Churchill

[Kodiak]

"You cannot expect business confidence to thrive in an environment where monopolies are sheltered. Where shoddy goods are tolerated. Where bribery is expected. Or where the rules of the game appear to be fixed."

"Being an entrepreneur does not mean seeking a monopoly, asking for bribes, or selling shoddy goods. That is a recipe for poverty and stagnation and alienation."

Jean Chretien - 1999

[Fransisco]

Democracy is the road to socialism.
Karl Marx

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.
Karl Marx

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.
Karl Marx

[Kodiak]

"Give western grain farmers the freedom to make their own marketing and transportation decisions.
Western grain farmers should be able to participate voluntarily in the Canadian Wheat Board."

Standing Up for Canada
2006 Conservative Election Policy Book