"Identify that Historical Quote" Contest

[jfields 0]

Okay. Billvon's thread got me inspired in a weird sort of way. All the discussion about war, patriotism, government and revolution got a little heavy on the rhetoric. So I wondered who can name the people that made the following quotes. It is a long list, and some of them will probably surprise you. I'll post the full list with attribution on Monday. Throw your answers out if you want. If nothing else, we'll all learn something....
Who Said What?
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need.
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
Justice is incidental to law and order.
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
Leadership is a combination of strategy and character. If you must be without one, be without the strategy.
One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.
Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
Justin

[jfields 0]

I'll give you a freebie to start:
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
- Winston Churchill
Justin

[Strynx 0]

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it." Theodore Rosevelt ???????????(sorry if mispelled.)
P.L.U.R.

[AggieDave 6]

"Remember the Alamo..."
Hint, my hometown is named after that guy..."Give me one ping and one ping only..."

[ChromeBoy 0]

His name was College Station?
Flying in a Blue Dream

[PhillyKev 0]

Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
JFK
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Teddy Roosevelt
cielos azules y cerveza fría
-Kevin

[jfields 0]

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"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it." Theodore Rosevelt

[buzzer] Nope. Close, but no cigar. Justin

[jfields 0]

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Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
JFK
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Teddy Roosevelt

PhillyKev goes 2 for 2. Both are correct. Justin

[PalmettoTiger 1]

OK, I'll bite...
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
Winston Churchill.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Gandhi?
The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
um, don't know.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Sounds like Benjamin Franklin but I'm not really sure.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need.
Karl Marx.
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein.
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
Gotta be Benjamin Franklin.
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
Not sure.
Justice is incidental to law and order.
Don't know.
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Rhymes with "Schmissinger"
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Baberaham Lincoln?
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
Niccolo Machiavelli... my Political Theory Prof. last semester was a Machiavelli devotee, and convinced most of us that Machiavelli has a bad rap as an extremist....
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
Don't know.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
JFK.
Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
JFK again.
Leadership is a combination of strategy and character. If you must be without one, be without the strategy.
don't know.
One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.
Joseph Stalin.
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Eisenhower or Teddy Roosevelt, not sure which...
You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on.
Don't know.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
Jefferson? Madison?
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Jefferson? Franklin?
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Very famous Einstein quote.
The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.
Don't know. Sounds like Kissinger again but I doubt it.
Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.
Don't know.
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
Gandhi again?
The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
Der Fuhrer.
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
MacArthur.
What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.
Robert E. Lee. (it was never there on time....)
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
don't know.
That was fun. Lemme dig through the rest of my quote list and see what I can contribute...
PTiger
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way

[indyz 1]

"One party wanted 4 warships, another wanted 6. They compromised on 8."
--
Brian
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[freeflir29 0]

Stupid stupid work!!! PhillyKev swooped me!!!
"I only have a C license, so I don't know shit..right?"-Clay

[Strynx 0]

Was browsing in the archive could'nt find it.
I'll give it another try.
Carnagie......
P.L.U.R.

[jfields 0]

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
Winston Churchill.
Correct. I'm assuming you posted before I gave that one away.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Gandhi?
Correct.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Sounds like Benjamin Franklin but I'm not really sure.
Nope
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Correct.
From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need.
Karl Marx.
Correct.
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein.
Correct.
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
Gotta be Benjamin Franklin.
Correct. Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Rhymes with "Schmissinger"
Correct. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Baberaham Lincoln?
Correct.
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
Niccolo Machiavelli... my Political Theory Prof. last semester was a Machiavelli devotee, and convinced most of us that Machiavelli has a bad rap as an extremist....
Correct.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
JFK.
Correct.
Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
JFK again.
Correct.
One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.
Joseph Stalin.
Correct.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
Jefferson? Madison?
Nope
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Jefferson? Franklin?
Which?
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Very famous Einstein quote.
Correct.
The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.
Don't know. Sounds like Kissinger again but I doubt it.
Nope
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
Gandhi again?
Nope
The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
Der Fuhrer.
Correct.
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
MacArthur.
Correct.
What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.
Robert E. Lee. (it was never there on time....)
Correct.
Well done! That Ivy League edumucashun is kickin’ in.
Justin

[PalmettoTiger 1]

Who said what? (the PTiger edition)
First a couple funny ones that probably no one will get.
(the l33t h4X0r in me loves this one):
"They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction."
"As God once said, and I think rightly..."
"The French people are incapable of regicide."
"The Army is the Indian's best friend."
Now for the real stuff:
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
"As long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, the Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable."
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
"Don't let your sense of morals keep you from doing what is right."
"Boundary: (noun) In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of another."
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
"It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them."
"It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong."
"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you."
PTiger
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way

[jfields 0]

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
Winston Churchill (Freebie answer)
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Mahatma Ghandi (PalmettoTiger)
The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (PalmettoTiger)
From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need.
Karl Marx (PalmettoTiger)
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein (PalmettoTiger)
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
Benjamin Franklin (PalmettoTiger)
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
Justice is incidental to law and order.
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Henry Kissinger (PalmettoTiger)
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln (PalmettoTiger)
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
Niccolo Machiavelli (PalmettoTiger)
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
John F. Kennedy (PalmettoTiger)
Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
John F. Kennedy (PhillyKev, PalmettoTiger)
Leadership is a combination of strategy and character. If you must be without one, be without the strategy.
One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.
Josef Stalin (PalmettoTiger)
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Teddy Roosevelt(PhillyKev)
You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein (PalmettoTiger)
The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.
Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
Adolf Hitler (PalmettoTiger)
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
Douglas MacArthur (PalmettoTiger)
What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.
Robert E. Lee (PalmettoTiger)
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
Justin

[jfields 0]

There are a good number of unidentified quotes still there. When I come back on Monday, I hope you haven't let PalmettoTiger clean house. [troublemaker] Hmm. So far, all the correct answers have been from people in the midatlantic region. Even on the Robert E. Lee quote. [/troublemaker]
Justin

[freeflir29 0]

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Even on the Robert E. Lee quote

Thats cause them damn yankees is watchin us close like..... Theys skeered!!!!
"I only have a C license, so I don't know shit..right?"-Clay

[jfields 0]

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Thats cause them damn yankees is watchin us close like..... Theys skeered!!!!

Skeered? PTiger plowed through those questions like Sherm...
Oh, nevermind.
Justin

[freeflir29 0]

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plowed through those questions like Sherm...

No shit...That bastard damn near burned down my parents house! Missed it by 3 miles......[middlefinger] The country has gone down hill ever since....
"I only have a C license, so I don't know shit..right?"-Clay

[PalmettoTiger 1]

Hey now, I'm originally from South Carolina, and I was born and razed, er, raised in a city that Sherman torched. You better not egg us Southerners on, or we're liable to do something self-righteous, shortsighted, and incredibly destructive.
"My dear South Carolina: too small for a republic, and too large for an insane asylum." - James Petigru, 1860.
PTiger
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way

[indyz 1]

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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

Arthur C. Clarke.
I only have wild guesses on the others.
--
Brian
Homepage
AIM: suprmath

[PalmettoTiger 1]

DING DING!! Correct good sir.
Toss out those wild guesses, don't be afraid.
Edit: One more I found. Someone should get this almost immediately. "War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend..."
PTiger
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way

[PhreeZone 20]

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We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

MLK

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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.

George Washington

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Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.

Gen Omar N. Bradley - Kinda unusual for him...
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend... ~3EB

[PhreeZone 20]

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War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.

Tolkien... Had to think for a while
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend... ~3EB

[flyhi 24]

"For those who have fought for it, life will have a flavor the protected will never know."
Just take it one day at a time, like the drunks do.
flyhi