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WORDS OF WISDOM

"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both".
-- President Abraham Lincoln

"Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises & develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts & taxes. And armies, & debts, & taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few. In war, too, the discretionary power of the Executive is extended. Its influence in dealing out offices, honors, & emoluments is multiplied; & all the means of seducing the minds, are added to those of subduing the force of the people. The same malignant aspect in republicanism may be traced in the inequality of fortunes, & the opportunities of fraud, growing out of a state of war... in the degeneracy of manners & morals, engendered by both. No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare". -- Apr. 20, 1795
-- President James Madison

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
-- George Orwell

"Reason obeys itself and ignorance does whatever is dictated to it."
"That there are men in all countries who get their living by war and by keeping up the quarrels of nations, is as shocking as it is true; but when those who are concerned in the government of a country, make it their study to sow discord, and cultivate prejudices between nations, it becomes the more unpardonable."
--Thomas Paine 'The Rights of Man' c.1792

"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce and brave man, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."
-- Mark Twain

"Good intentions will always be pleaded for any assumption of power. The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
-- Oscar Wilde

Selected photo catalogs of my recent travels.

Latest road trip pics - Willie Nelson 4th. of July 30th. Annual Picnic
Texas hill country trip, May 24-26 2002, Kerrville Folk Music Festival
Mystic Knights Of The Mau Mau present: Ponderosa Stomp Apr 30-May 2, 2002
Europe, September 2001 photos. A promise kept, a trip to remember.
West Texas, March 2001 photos. A journey to a would that resist human influences. Raw, natural & beautiful.
Mississippi mud, April 2000 photos. My pilgrimage to the birthplace of the blues.
Eureka Springs Blues Festival June 1997 photos. One of my all time favorites.
Ultimate Rhythm & Blues Cruise January 1997 photos.. The name says it all, incredible trip.

Webmaster trivia: I was born the day Hank Williams Sr. died. Founder of Fidonet node 119(Nomad's Nook) in 1985, 1st. internet web site established 1994.