“Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still”
Samuel Butler (1613-1680) wrote in his English mock heroic narrative poem Hudibras (1678): "He that complies against his willIs of his own opinion still." "Men convinced against…
“Those who aim torpedoes are always ready to press charges”
"Press charges" usually means to press "legal" charges. The expression usually has nothing to do with detonating explosives, but there are jokes. "Those who aim torpedoes…
“Those who are capable of tyranny are capable of perjury to sustain it”
Entry in progress -- B.P. ,a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysander_Spooner">Wikipedia: Lysander SpoonerLysander Spooner(January 19, 1808 – May 14, 1887) was an American…
“Those who burn books today, will be burning bodies tomorrow”
"History shows that those who burn books today, will be burning bodies tomorrow!" was posted on Twitter by HighImpactFlix on April 21, 2020. "Those who burn books today, will burn…
“Those who burn books today, will burn bodies tomorrow”
"History shows that those who burn books today, will be burning bodies tomorrow!" was posted on Twitter by HighImpactFlix on April 21, 2020. "Those who burn books today, will burn…
“Those who colonized the whole world are trying to convince us that resistance to colonialism is terrorism”
"Those who colonized the whole world are trying to convince us that resistance to colonialism is terrorism" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…
“Those who demand you declare your pronouns to make others feel comfortable…”
"THOSE WHO DEMAND YOU DECLARE YOUR PRONOUNS TO MAKE OTHERS FEEL COMFORTABLE DON'T WANT COMFORT THEY WANT OBEDIENCE -- Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Vol. 2" is a jocular saying that has…
“Those who do not move do not notice their chains”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Rosa LuxemburgRosa Luxemburg (also Rozalia Luxenburg; Polish: Róża Luksemburg; 5 March 1871 – 15 January 1919) was a Marxist theorist, philosopher,…
“Those who follow the herd only see asses”
"He who follows the herd only sees assholes" (or "Those who follow the herd only see asses") is a saying that has been printed on many images. “If you’re not the lead dog,…
“Those who give up pizza to get little temporary abs, deserve neither pizza, nor abs.—Benjamin Franklin”
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" was said by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) on November 11, 1755.…
“Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not”
"They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks" is from the Book of Isaiah. The saying has been used by anti-war groups. A pro-gun saying is,…
“Those who know the least, obey the best”
"Those who know the least, obey the best" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is often applied to government. "Tis a constant maxim amongst us, that those…
“Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them”
"Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, according to the speaker, someone who needs a leader is weak and is…
“Those who pay taxes, pay attention”
When people get stuff for free, they often don't care as much as someone who had to pay for the same thing. "Those who pay taxes pay attention" was printed in The Times (Shreveport,…
“Those who would give up essential Pizza, to purchase a little temporary Abs, deserve neither Pizza nor Abs”
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" was said by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) on November 11, 1755.…
“Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia; Ten CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that, according to Judeo-Christian tradition, were authored by…
“Three boxes govern the world” (ballot box, jury box, cartouch box)
"Four boxes govern the world -- the cartridge box, the jury box, the ballot box, and the band box" is a saying that was very popular in the 19th century. (A band box holds articles of…
“Three Democrats walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A Democrat/Republican version is: "Three Democrats/Republicans walk into a bar. The…
“Three languages, you’re trilingual; two, you’re bilingual; one, you’re American”
A joke has long been popular in Europe that if you know three languages, you're trilingual. If you know two languages, you're bilingual. If you know just one language, you're an…
“Three men in a room”
"Three men in a room" in Albany politics refers to the Governor, the Senate Majority Leader and the Assembly Speaker. No one else in New York state government matters except these three…