Quotes from Brad Thor

married to King Henry" was an inside joke

He then ended his address by quoting Edmund Burke: "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle." It was one of Porter's best speeches

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We don't pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. And if we don't do this, we will spend our sunset years telling our children, and our children's children, what it once was like in America to be free.

It typically starts with difficulty retaining new information. Then, as it moves through the brain, symptoms get more severe. Confusion about times, dates, places, and events are common, along with disorientation, and deepening suspicion of friends and family. Behavior changes are often seen, and eventually there's more serious memory loss, which can be followed by the inability to speak, swallow, or walk.

There are very few things in the world as pleasing to the ear as English spoken by a Russian woman.

Understanding the disposition of your enemy is one of the most necessary elements in conquering him. – Adara Nidal

The problem, however, was that the internet, coupled with a fractured media landscape, made it all too possible for people to silo themselves. Too many citizens got their "news" and information only from sources that supported their biases.

It is impossible to properly appreciate the light without knowing the darkness.)

As Ben Franklin was alleged to have said, those who would trade a little liberty for a little security deserve neither and will lose both.

You can't always control the situation you find yourself in, but you can control how you react.

Paranoia might be annoying, but a healthy dose of it served to keep you alive. No one ever got killed by being too vigilant.

Courage, though, wasn't the absence of fear. It was what you did in spite of it.

When your enemies succeed because they aren't constrained by rules, at some point you have to either accept defeat, or tear up the rulebook.

We then saw this same administration, desperate to reverse its falling poll numbers, continue to stoke the embers of class warfare. There is no more anti-American, anti-democracy rhetoric than this. To turn neighbor against neighbor because of the size of one's pocketbook is to plow the ground and sow it with the seeds of socialism. In America, only opportunity is assured, not outcomes. Anyone who promises otherwise is acting contrary to the values upon which our Republic was founded.

He started by using his wealth to co-opt anyone who could have any impact on popular culture or public opinion. Newspapers, actors, journalists, publishers, politicians, business people, unions—you name it. The idea was to be able to control the media, as well as any other voices Americans trusted. "They knew they needed to change the way Americans saw themselves. It's ideological

Absence of fear didn't make your brave; it was what you did in spite of being afraid. — Scot Harvath

Absence of fear didn't make you brave; it was what you did in spite of being afraid. — Scot Harvath

You can't always choose the situation you find yourself in, but you can choose how you react to it.

Islam was an honorable religion that was unfortunately rotting from within. Like it or not, the radicals gave all Muslims a bad name. In fact, if blame where to be laid for the modern decay of Islam, the Saudi royal family was the perfect group to begin pointing the finger at. In an attempt to shore up there sovereignty, the Saudi's have helped to promote one of the most radical forms of Islam, which an overwhelming majority of the world's Islamic terrorists followed.

If you must break the law, do it to seize power." —JULIUS CAESAR

ridden the Star Ferry from Hong Kong to Kowloon and back, had suffered two hours of rain in Hong Kong's Wanchai District, had gone up and down the Peak Tram, and had arrived at Hong Kong's Jetfoil terminal just in time to catch the last high-speed boat to Macau.

Knowledge didn't equal power, it was the proper application of knowledge that equal power. And when applied in a very precise manner, knowledge could also equal incredible wealth. - The Troll

Godspeed. Citius venit malum quam revertitur. Evil arrives faster than it departs. PROLOGUE ITALIAN COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER ROME An explosion of thunder shook the building as Lieutenant Pietro Renzi, dressed in his Navy whites, answered the phone in front of him.

Those who would trade a little liberty for a little security deserved neither and would lose both.