Dean Ramsay:
CLASS OF 1969
Kimball High SchoolClass of 1969
Royal oak, MI
Dean's Story
Dean is from Apple Valley, Minnesota. Dean is married with Claire Ramsay. Dean's schools include Kimball High School. Dean later attended Northern Michigan University (Business Management). Dean works(ed) at Green Bay Packers, Inc., (GAB/St.Paul/Travelers) Now Retired, Travelers Insurance Company.
Music Dean likes includes CarShots, Uriah Heep, Madison Rising. Books Dean likes include Going Rogue, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley. Movies Dean likes include Hillary's America, Groundhog Day Movie, America The Movie. TV shows Dean likes include Tucker Carlson Tonight, Outnumbered Fox News, The Greg Gutfeld Show.
One of Dean's favorite quotes is:"If you spend all of your time arguing with people who are nuts, you'll be exhausted and the nuts will still be nuts. ~ Dilbert
"Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple." ~ Barry Switzer
"Socialism only works in two places:
Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it."
-Ronald Reagan
'Here's my strategy on the Cold War:
We win, they lose.'
- Ronald Reagan
'The most terrifying words in the English language are:
I'm from the government
and I'm here to help.'
-Ronald Reagan
'Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.
- Ronald Reagan
'I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress..
-Ronald Reagan
'The taxpayer:
That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.'
- Ronald Reagan
'Government is like a baby:
An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other'
- Ronald Reagan
'The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a
government program.'
- Ronald Reagan
'It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession.
I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first'
- Ronald Reagan
'Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:
If it moves, tax it.
If it keeps moving, regulate it.
And if it stops moving, subsidize it'
- Ronald Reagan
'Politics is not a bad profession.
If you succeed, there are many rewards;
and if you disgrace yourself,
you can always write a book.'
- Ronald Reagan
'No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'
- Ronald Reagan
'If we ever forget that we're one nation under GOD,
then we will be a nation gone under.'
-Ronald Reagan
How to upset a Liberal/Progressive - Tell them the Truth....
How to upset a Conservative - Tell them a Lie
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Definitions to remember. You start with two cows.
COMMUNISM, (command economy): The government takes both cows and sells you the milk.
SOCIALISM: The government takes one cow and gives it to your neighbor who ate both of his.
NAZISM: The government takes both cows and shoots you.
CAPITALISM: You sell one cow, buy a bull, and start a dairy farm.
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10 - Cannots
"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
...You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves."
~William J. H. Boetcker (1873-1962
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From Thomas Jefferson:
“To constrain the brute force of the people, the European governments deem it ne...cessary to keep them down by hard labor, poverty and ignorance, and to take from them, as from bees, so much of their earnings, as that unremitting labor shall be necessary to obtain a sufficient surplus to sustain a scanty and miserable life.”—Thomas Jefferson to William Johnson, 1823.
"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government." ~ Thomas Jefferson
"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walk."
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. ~Thomas Jefferson
I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest good faith; having never believed there was one code of morality for a public, and another for a private man. ~ Thomas Jefferson, 1809
"I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them"
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.
A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the
pretense of taking care of them.
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of
patriots and tyrants.
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
'I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.'
“A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.”
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
“A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither."
”The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.”
“We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
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A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it. ~ Alexis de Tocqueville
The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting. ~ Charles Bukowski
“A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.”
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
“A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither
”The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.”
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"A nation of sheep soon begets a government of wolves" ~ Edward R. Murrow
"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." ~ Samuel Adams, 1776
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. ~P.J. O'Rourke
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.”
Sir Winston Churchill
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be... if we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed." ~ Thomas Jefferson
"Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has the right to concentrate your affections. The name of AMERICAN, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations." ~ George Washington
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. ~Abraham Lincoln
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb. ~Benjamin Franklin
A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it. ~George S. Patton
"The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself."
— Benjamin Franklin
"I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such: because I think a General Government necessary for us, and there is no Form of Governme...Expand for more
nt but what may be a Blessing to the People if well-administred; and I believe farther that this is likely to be well administred for a Course of Years and can only end in Despotism as other Forms have done before it, when the People shall become so corrupted as to need Despotic Government, being incapable of any other." ~ Benjamin Franklin
" It's not that our liberal *friends* are so arrogant and/or ignorant....It's that they know SO much about things that are NOT so " ~ Ronald Reagan
“The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.” - Robert Frost
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. -- Abraham Lincoln
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
~ John F. Kennedy
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. ~ Will Rogers
“Government can't solve the problem. Government IS the problem.”
- Ronald Reagan
“A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.”
- H. L. Mencken
“Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.” - Groucho Marx
“Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.”- Thomas Jefferson
“Start every day with a smile and get it over with.”- W.C. Fields
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile -- hoping it will eat him last.”
- Winston Churchill
“You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think.”
- Milton Berle
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
~ Ronald Reagan
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” ~ Patrick Henry
"I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine." ~ John Galt
"If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself." - W.C. Fields
“If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone else's expense, then you have no right to complain when they take your money and give it to someone else, including themselves” ~ Thomas Sowell
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” ~Patrick Henry~
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. ~ Ronald Reagan
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first. ~ Ronald Reagan
Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15. ~ Ronald Reagan
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. ~ Ronald Reagan
The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. ~ Ronald Reagan
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy. ~ Ronald Reagan
We are never defeated unless we give up on God. ~ Ronald Reagan
We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions. ~ Ronald Reagan
Vote early and vote often. ~ Al Capone
“There are two places only where socialism will work; in heaven where it is not needed, and in hell where they already have it.” ~ Winston Churchill
The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.
Walt Whitman
Freedom - to walk free and own no superior. ~ Walt Whitman
"If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it is free." ~ P.J. O'Rourke
I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Character is much easier kept than recovered. ~ Thomas Paine
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. ~ James D. Miles
A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company. ~ Charles Evans Hughes
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Kavanagh, 1849
Be always sure you're right, then go ahead. ~ Davy Crockett
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip. ~ Will Rogers
My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there. ~ Indira Gandhi
You can't learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency. ~Somerset Maugham
Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to. ~ Arnold H. Glasow
Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. ~ George Washington
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. ~ George Washington
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. ~ George Washington
It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible. ~
George Washington
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it. ~ George Washington
Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. ~
George Washington
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. ~ George Washington
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. ~ George Washington
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. ~ Unknown Author
"A person who smiles in the face of adversity probably has a scapegoat" ~ Unknown Author
"A volunteer is someone who misunderstood the question" ~ Unknown Author
"I like work. It fascinates me... I can sit and look at it for hours!" ~ Unknown Author
"A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a work station..." ~ Unknown Author
"I love deadlines. I especially love the swooshing sound they make as they fly by." ~ Unknown Author
"We the willing, lead by the ungrateful, are doing the impossible. We have done so much, with so little for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing." ~ Unknown Author
"No-one is completely useless - they can always serve as a bad example" ~ Unknown Author
"Never take down a fence until you know why it was put up" ~ Unknown Author
Above all, we must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.
~ RONALD REAGAN, First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1981
"Before you criticise someone, try walking a mile in their shoes. That way, when you do, you'll be a mile away and you'll have their shoes as well!" ~ Unknown Author
"Creativity is making mistakes, art is knowing which ones to keep" ~ Unknown Author
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience. ~ Doug Larson
"The greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes." -- Thomas Paine
If you have integrity—nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity—nothing else matters.~ Author Unknown
Rule #1: Use your good judgment in all situations. There will be no additional rules. ~ Nordstrom's Employee Handbook
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" ~ Sun-tzu
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.
Yogi Berra
All pitchers are liars or crybabies.
Yogi Berra
Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.
Yogi Berra
Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
Yogi Berra
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
Yogi Berra
Even Napoleon had his Watergate.
Yogi Berra
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
Yogi Berra
He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious.
Yogi Berra
How can you think and hit at the same time?
Yogi Berra
I always thought that record would stand until it was broken.
Yogi Berra
I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary.
Yogi Berra
I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?
Yogi Berra
I never said most of the things I said.
Yogi Berra
I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house.
Yogi Berra
I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question.
Yogi Berra
I'm a lucky guy and I'm happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary.
Yogi Berra
I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
Yogi Berra
If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
Yogi Berra
If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be.
Yogi Berra
If you come to a fork in the road,
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