I also always enjoyed :
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Cicero
Now granted "Cicero" has become a bit of a catchall like "Publius" was in the time of America's founding, generally when a writer chooses a historical figures name, it is meant to clue the reader into what sort of writing it shall be.
For example a modern quotation that has as it's writer Teddy Bear or Ronaldus Maximus would clue the reader in to the content being either from a liberal or conservative perspective.
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I might add:
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Ah, you are a man after my own heart. One of the very best lines ever imho.
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I disagree that a nation can survive its fools. For short periods of time yes but if fools are allowed to run things for too long a period there mistakes can cause a nation great harm
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I listen to Michael Savage a lot. He quotes this regularly.
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I liked Aleksander Solzehnitsyn, his thoughts in the mid to late 70's until the fall of the Soviet describe America and the West imho:
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Don't take me wrong, I'm saddened by our movement in that direction, yet encouraged by all of those who turned out on 9/12. How about you?