Behold! The Village Idiot has come to power.
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy -
but that could change."
(Governor George W. Bush, 1998.)
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the
future."
(Governor George W. Bush
"The future will be better tomorrow."
(Governor George W. Bush.)
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
(George W. Bush.)
"[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system."
(Governor George W. Bush.)
"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."
(Governor George W. Bush, 1994.)
"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."
(Governor George W. Bush, 1995.)
"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."
(Governor George W. Bush 1997.)
"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."
(Governor George W. Bush.)
"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."
(Governor George W. Bush.)
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
(Governor George W. Bush 9/22/97.)
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."
(Governor George W. Bush , 1995.)
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our
air and water that are doing it."
(Governor George W. Bush
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
(Governor George W. Bush to Sam Donaldson, 1993.)
And seemingly knowing himself:
"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a
tremendous impact on history.
(Governor George W. Bush.)
And finally:
"Come the millennium month 12, in the home of the greatest power, the village
idiot will come forth to be acclaimed the leader.(Nostradamus. 1555.)
Compiled from: Brian Mitchell. UK. "A Radical Book Of Enlightenment For The
Common Man." (A compilation of over 1,700 radical political quotes in subject
and historical categories.)
EVOLUTION.
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our
minds." (Bob Marley, Redemption song.)
"The most remarkable thing about the world is that you can understand it."
(Einstein.)
"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set I go
into the other room and read a book." (Groucho Marx.)
"Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice against anyone,
anywhere in the world." (Ernesto (Che) Guevara, in a letter to his children, a
few months before he was killed.)
"And if we were all capable of unity to make our blows stronger and infallible
and so increase the effectiveness of all kinds of support given to the
struggling people - how great and close would the future be." (Che Guevara.)
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