"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

C.S. Lewis, i think, but if anyone can be more specific than that I'd appreciate it.

Dr, Mark Elrod, on the surge of troops to Iraq:

I learned many years ago that the first thing you should do when you find yourself standing in the bottom of a deep hole is to stop digging.

The last thing in the world you need to do is spend $6.6 billion on a slightly larger shovel.