Insight: “It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion.” —William Ralph Inge (1860-1954)

Annals of the absurd: “If this country wasn’t racist, Stacey Abrams would be governor.” —Rep. Seth Moulton

Non compos mentis: “The president hasn’t just refused to condemn a foreign power that attacked our democracy. He’s also failed to protect the country’s voting systems against future attacks. He betrays his oath every day.” —Hillary Clinton, who colluded with a foreign power

Fearmongering: “If [the Georgia fetal heartbeat] law goes into effect … CNN might have to move. There’s a lot of young women who work at CNN who’ll be affected.” —Rep. Eric Swalwell

Braying Jenny: “I think the NRA is the worst organization in this country… They care more about their profits than the American people. They care more about selling guns to someone on the terror watch list or someone with grave mental illness or someone who has a violent criminal background.” —Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who supports Planned Parenthood

The BIG Lie: “Today our rate of childhood poverty is among the highest of any developed country in the world.” —Sen. Bernie Sanders

Intraparty fighting: “I fear that you would have a campaign without a lot of energy and excitement. Could Joe [Biden] beat Trump? Yeah, I think he could. I’m not saying he can’t. But I think we don’t want to make the same mistake that we made last time.” —Bernie Sanders

Socialist fantasies: “What we have been taught and what we have been conditioned [to believe] is that basic rights are a luxury and a privilege when they are not.” —Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

And last… “I really don’t have a lot of stress. I cause stress.” —Justice Clarence Thomas