# March 15

Quotes of the day from previous years:

## 2004

    I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against. ~ Malcolm X
   * selected by Kalki

## 2005

    Beware the ides of March. ~ William Shakespeare in Julius Caesar (The Ides of March)
   * proposed by IP 84.56.18.77

## 2006

    Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces." ~ Julius Caesar (died 15 March 44 BC)
   * selected by Kalki

## 2007

    There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as Heaven does its rains, shower its favors alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing. ~ Andrew Jackson
   * proposed by InvisibleSun

## 2008

    As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of person and property, liberty of conscience, and of the press, it will be worth defending. ~ Andrew Jackson
   * proposed by InvisibleSun

## 2009

    Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. ~ Andrew Jackson
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2010

    It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes. Distinctions in society will always exist under every just government. Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth can not be produced by human institutions. In the full enjoyment of the gifts of Heaven and the fruits of superior industry, economy, and virtue, every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add to these natural and just advantages artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gratuities, and exclusive privileges, to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of society — the farmers, mechanics, and laborers — who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their government. ~ Andrew Jackson
   * proposed by InvisibleSun

## 2011

    Beware the March of Ideas? ~ Neil Gaiman in Sandman #7, p. 10)
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2012

    Alone he rides, alone, The fair and fatal king: Dark night is all his own, That strange and solemn thing. ~ Lionel Johnson ~
   * proposed by Zarbon

## 2013

* Lonely, unto the Lone I go; Divine, to the Divinity.
* ~ Lionel Johnson ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2014

* What comes now? The earth awaits What fierce wonder from the skies? Thunder, trampling through the night? Morning, with illustrious eyes? Morning, from the springs of light: Thunder, round Heaven's opening gates.
* ~ Lionel Johnson ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2015

* Strive for perfection in everything we do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough.
* ~ Henry Royce ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2016

* Let us accept this as a sign from the Gods, and follow where they beckon, in vengeance on our double-dealing enemies. The die is cast.
* ~ Julius Caesar ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2017

* Through thee, the gracious Muses turn, To Furies, O mine Enemy! And all the things of beauty burn With flames of evil ecstasy.Because of thee, the land of dreams Becomes a gathering place of fears: Until tormented slumber seems One vehemence of useless tears.
* ~ Lionel Johnson ~
   * proposed by Zarbon

## 2018

* Life would be tragic if it weren't funny. … My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.
* ~ Stephen Hawking ~
   * proposed by Kalki in regard to his recent death.

## 2019

* Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
* ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2020

* Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.
* ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2021

* Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
* ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2022

* Ukraine is on fire. The country is being decimated before the eyes of the world. The impact on civilians is reaching terrifying proportions. Countless innocent people – including women and children – have been killed. After being hit by Russian forces, roads, airports and schools lie in ruins. According to the World Health Organization, at least 24 health facilities have suffered attacks. Hundreds of thousands of people are without water or electricity. With each passing hour, two things are increasingly clear: First — it keeps getting worse. Second — whatever the outcome, this war will have no winners, only losers.
* ~ António Guterres ~
   * proposed by Kalki; recent remarks on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## 2023

* Dissents speak to a future age. It's not simply to say, "My colleagues are wrong and I would do it this way." But the greatest dissents do become court opinions and gradually over time their views become the dominant view. So that's the dissenter's hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
* ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2024

* The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman's life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a decision she must make for herself. When Government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices.
* ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2025

* To make life a little better for people less fortunate than you, that’s what I think a meaningful life is. One lives not just for oneself but for one’s community.
* ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ~
   * proposed by Kalki

## 2026

    Rank or add further suggestions…
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## Suggestions

I'd rather betray others, than have others betray me. ~ Cao Cao (date of death/date of birth unknown)
* 2 Zarbon 20:47, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
* 1 Kalki 09:04, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
* 0 InvisibleSun 22:35, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Vanquished in life, his death By beauty made amends: The passing of his breath Won his defeated ends. ~ Lionel Johnson
* 2 Zarbon 20:47, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
* 2 Kalki 09:04, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
* 2 InvisibleSun 22:35, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
* They must be either for or against us. Distrust them and you make them your enemies, place confidence in them, and you engage them by every dear and honorable tie to the interest of the country, who extends to them equal rights and privileges.
* ~ Andrew Jackson ~
* 2.75. – Illegitimate Barrister 20:50, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
* Neither federal nor state government acts compatibly with equal protection when a law or official policy denies to women, simply because they are women, full citizenship stature — equal opportunity to aspire, achieve, participate in and contribute to society based on their individual talents and capacities.
* ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ~
* 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 23:21, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
* It is essential to woman’s equality with man that she be the decisionmaker, that her choice be controlling. If you impose restraints that impede her choice, you are disadvantaging her because of her sex.
* ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ~
* 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 23:21, 14 March 2024 (UTC)