The reason the first three Star Wars movies were so terrific, and the second three sucked so bad, is actually very simple. The first three were about… - Bill Whittle

It may not be factually true that Nero fiddled while Rome burned, but the saying has passed into common usage because the image has the ring of truth to it. Time and time again, the good and decent common people have manned the walls of the city, and have been ready to give their lives in its defense, only to discover too late that some silk-robed (expletive) has snuck out of the palace at midnight and thrown open the gates to the barbarians outside."

We are the party of big guns, fast cars, and hot women. If you can't sell freedom to the American people then you're in the wrong line of work.

If you vilify someone for what they are, rather than what they do, you're no different and no better than anyone wearing an armband or a white sheet over their head.