Here are all of the rotating quotes that appear in our banner, including links to their sources. Please note that any links to the tryworks blog no longer function,
since Benjamin Whitmer "disappeared" that site and all its contents months ago.
Some of the other links may be nonfunctional, as well, but for less nefarious
reasons.—ed.
'One of the things I’ve suggested is that it may be that more 9/11s are necessary.'—Ward Churchill
'Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them.'—George Orwell
'Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself.'—Jean-Francois Revel
'The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience, so they believe they are as clever as he.'—Karl Kraus
'Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.'—John Adams
'Obsession in the service of justice is no vice.'—Jim Paine
'When most people are confronted with facts contrary to their opinions, they at least consider changing their opinions. Ward Churchill simply manufactures more agreeable facts.'—Jim Paine
'A random group of homeless people under a bridge would be far more intellectually sound and principled than anything I've encountered at the university so far.'—Ward Churchill
'[T]hey begane to see that Squanto sought his owne ends, and plaid his owne game, by putting the Indeans in fear, and drawing gifts from them to enrich him selfe[...]'—William Bradford
'Churchill is a white man’s poisoned gift—the scholarly equivalent of a smallpox blanket.'—"Pub"
'The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it with faulty arguments.'—Friedrich Nietzsche
'Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.'—Robert A. Heinlein
'The most potent and significant expression of statism is a State educational system. Without it, statism is impossible. With it, the State can, and has, become everything.'—Samuel L. Blumenfeld
'He's a nostalgia ride at the Aging Radical Theme Park.'—Matt Labash
'Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.'—François-Marie Arouet
'I consider PirateBallerina to be the most credible news source in the Denver area.'—Ward Churchill
'Guess what? By virtue of being American, you are not innocent.'—Ward Churchill
'These racial and gender studies departments sure aren't created because anything that can be called work with a straight face is expected from them.'—The Blog of Record
'Whenever The Perfesser speaks to the press, it isn't to make sure the truth is told, it's to make sure the truth has some competition.'—Jim Paine
'Tailoring the facts to fit one's theory constitutes neither good science nor good journalism. Rather, it is intellectually dishonest and, when published for consumption by a mass audience, adds up to propaganda.'—Ward Churchill
'If there’s consequences, it's not free.'—Ward Churchill
'If you can’t be right, be wrong at the top of your voice!'—Lucy Van Pelt
'I saw more stupid people in graduate school and three decades in academia than I ever did who ran 100 acres without going broke.'—Victor Davis Hanson
And, as a special treat, here is the list of phrases you can see by placing your cursor over any of the
dividers found in our various posts. Any
that are enclosed in single quotes are statements made by The Perfesser himself;
all others are our attempts at humor, wit, or sarcasm, or some combination of the three. Some are linked to the source.
dividers found in our various posts. Any
that are enclosed in single quotes are statements made by The Perfesser himself;
all others are our attempts at humor, wit, or sarcasm, or some combination of the three. Some are linked to the source.