You insist that there is something a machine cannot do. If you tell me precisely what it is that a machine can not do, then I can always make a machine which will do just that!

"...he was an atheist for almost thirty years before he realized that God must exist, for otherwise he could not be a free man. If the freedom is not given to us by a higher being, if it is not a Law of Nature - like gravity, then it is merely an agreement between us, something that other men may and will take away. It matters not whether our freedom is taken away by a highwayman, or a local baron, or a voting majority - for as long as we assume that we are free only through their good will, to their good will we shall bow."

PENAL CODE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Section 374 - Display of Red Flag or Emblem of Disloyalty.

"Any person in this state, who shall carry or cause to be carried, or publicly display any red flag or other emblem or banner, indicating disloyalty to the Government of the United States or a belief in anarchy or other political doctrines or beliefs, whose objects are either the disruption or destruction of organized government, or the defiance of the laws of the United States or of the State of Oklahoma, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the Penitentiary of the State of Oklahoma for a term not exceeding ten (10) years, or by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by both such imprisonment and fine."

Я в большом котле киплю у черта на пиру,
Мне плакать уж ни к чему, ни свет ни в голову.
Вдруг, слышу за собою совы нежные –
У-юй у меня на душе стало веселее
А-лай-лай-лай стало веселее.

Я на чердаке лежу у себя на дому.
Мне скучно до зарезу Бог знает почему.
Вдруг, слышу за собою совы нежные –
У-юй "Cпоем вместе е-ла-ла-ла-лай-лай" -
Говорю я сове.

Through the darkness of future past
The Magician longs to see
One chants out between two worlds
"Fire walk with me"

"Given that America is a democracy, the definition of the threat must also be easily understood by the public, so that it can sustain the material sacrifices needed to address the threat. That puts a premium on clarity and specificity, but it also creates the temptation of demagogy. If the threat can be personalized, identified as evil, and even stereotyped visually, social mobilization for a long-haul effort becomes easier. In human affairs, and especially, in international affairs, hate and prejudice are much more powerful emoions than sympathy or affinity. They are also easier to express than a more authentic appraisal of the inevitabily complex historical and political motives that influence the conduct of nations anf of terrorist groupings."

"...here are 38 states today that may be inclined to adopt, let us call it, a "Declaration of Expulsion," that is, a specific constitutional amendment to kick out the systemically troublesome states and those trending rapidly toward anti-American, if not outright subversive, behavior. The 12 states that must go: California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, and Delaware. Only the remaining 38 states would retain the name, "United States of America." The 12 expelled mobs could call themselves the "Dirty Dozen," or individually keep their identity and go their separate ways, probably straight to Hell."

Fuck the South. Fuck 'em. We should have let them go when they wanted to leave. But no, we had to kill half a million people so they'd stay part of our special Union. Fighting for the right to keep slaves - yeah, those are states we want to keep. [...]

Get the fuck out. We're not letting you visit the Liberty Bell and fucking Plymouth Rock anymore until you get over your real American selves and start respecting those other nine amendments. Who do you think those fucking stripes on the flag are for? Nine are for fucking blue states. And it would be 10 if those Vermonters had gotten their fucking Subarus together and broken off from New York a little earlier. Get it? We started this shit, so don't get all uppity about how real you are you Johnny-come-lately "Oooooh I've been a state for almost a hundred years" dickheads. Fuck off.