"When injustice is/becomes law, resistance is/becomes duty" has been credited to such famous figures as Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and Nelson Mandela, but there's no evidence that…
“If/When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is a popular saying. "Lemons" is replaced with "Lenin(s)" in jocular political variations of the adage. "When life gives…
“If/When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is a popular saying. "Lemons" is replaced with "Lenin(s)" in jocular political variations of the adage. "When life gives…
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" is a popular anti-gun control saying that has been cited in print since at least 1967. The jocular anti-proverb "When marriage…
"When our politicians make their political decisions based on who's given them the most money, we don’t have a political system. We have an auction" is a saying that has been…
Gerald Celente, founder of theTrends Research Institute and a frequent guest on news programs, said frequently since at least 2008: "When people have nothing left to lose, and they've…
"Busting a nut" means working very hard. "Bust" also means a police arrest, and "nut" also means a crazy person. "When cops catch a crazy person, that's…
A president of the United States can serve only two four-year terms (according to the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution). During a president's second term, the office holder…
A prison sentence is not the same as a sentence in the English language, but there are jokes. "Romantic inmates tend to finish each other's sentences" was posted on Twitter on March…
"When seconds count, the police are only minutes away" is a common gun-rights saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that a person carrying a gun can respond…
"When someone accuses you of wearing a tinfoil hat, remind them that it’s better than wearing a blindfold" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The term "tinfoil…
A proverb about voting has been printed on many images. An axe comes into the forest; because its handle is wood, the trees were comforted. The mission of the axe, of course, was to destroy the…
Germany's Berlin Wall separated east and west Germany from 1961 until 1989, When the wall came down, most people escaped communist East Berlin into West Berlin. “Youth ask your history…
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) joined Twitter in 2014. "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet" was posted on X/Twitter by CIA on June 6, 2014. "When the…
"When the government questions its citizens for suspicions of a crime, it's called an investigation. When the citizens question their government, it's called a conspiracy theory.…
"The enemy doesn’t have to defeat you. All they have to do is distract you" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "If the enemy can't destroy you he'll…
"When the fact checkers are controlled by the same people doing the lying, what do you call it?" (or "What's it called when the people doing the fact checking are controlled by…
"When the government starts passing laws that break other laws, maybe it’s time to admit we're being governed/ruled by criminals" is a saying that has been printed on several…
"When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right is of no consequence" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. “When the…
"When the law doesn’t apply to lawmakers, you’re not being governed. You’re being ruled" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American conservative political…