LEGISLATORS & ELECTED OFFICIALS

"A man that doesn't stand for something will fall for anything." - Peter Marshall

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer

"Our lives end the day we become silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The rights of parents to the care, custody and nurture of their children ... cannot be denied without violating those fundamental rights ... protected by the Amendments 1, 5, 9, and 14." - Doe v. Irwin

"Half a truth is often a great lie." - Ben Franklin

"You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt." - William Van Horne

"There is normally no reason for the State to inject itself into the private realm of the family to further question fit parents' ability to make the best decisions regarding their children" - Troxel v. Granville, 530 US 2000 (99-138):

"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar." - Thich Nhat Hanh