121 Quotes by John Ringo

That is actually what government is for, Ernest,” Steve said, shaking his head. “Enforcement of contract law. That is, at base, pretty much its entire purpose. Everything else just gets ladled on by idiots.

From time to time the weak, the stupid, the useless, must be eliminated to prevent the whole of society from becoming weak, stupid and useless. They were a toxin that must be purged.

Charity is one of the few things that Islamics get right.

Hold the M87 hand grenade firmly with your strong hand,” Faith said, keeping her hand wrapped around his. “Straighten the cotter pin, then pull, thusly. Remember that once the pin is pulled, Mr. Hand Grenade is no longer your friend, sir.

And the problem with unthinking zealots is, they tend to stay unthinking zealots.

Alex de Touqueville spoke of this weirdness in his book Democracy in America way back in the 1800s. “Americans, contrary to every other society I have studied, form voluntary random social alliances.

First law of engineering, Leonidas,” Granadica sent. “If you can’t fix it, you’re not using a big enough hammer.

Away Team, Guppy. Yes, we can.” “If you would, please,” Sophia radioed. “Nuke ’em from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.

There is a god somewhere that is angry because we’re combining stuff like Cutty Sark with fifty-year-old Laphroaig,” Paula said. “We are one day going to run afoul of him and he will raise a great storm to punish us.