Insight: “No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others, can possibly do his duty by the community.” —Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

Observations: “One need only consider what nearly everyone would be saying, and what the media would be reporting, and how the government would be responding, if a series of Tea Party rallies ‘gave way’ to arson, looting, and wanton destruction. After one episode of Tea Party members and allies beating random pedestrians over the head, stopping traffic at gun point, and lighting vehicles on fire, most people would be prepared to label the whole movement a terroristic enterprise. After the second episode, Tea Party leaders would be rounded up by federal agents. After six years of this? Well, that’s literally unimaginable.” —Matt Walsh

Non compos mentis: “The president is willfully fanning the flames of this violence. … He simply not only won’t act to stop the violence in the streets, but he will try to send federal National Guard forces or others to aggravate it if he can.” —Adam Schiff arguing both that Trump will do nothing to stop the violence and that he’s responsible for it

Demo-gogue, Part I: “Does anyone believe there will be less violence in America if Donald Trump is reelected?” —Joe Biden (Translation: If you don’t elect me, we will burn this country down.)

Demo-gogue, Part II: “Ask yourself: Do I look like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters? Really?” —Joe Biden (No, but that is exactly what your puppeteers look like.)

Race bait: “They have deputized all white people to murder us.” —black University of North Carolina professor Tressie McMillan Cottom

Village idiot: “This is about racism in America. White people don’t know. They don’t know enough. And they need to be coached up and they need to be educated about what the heck is going on in the world. … We went down this other road here and followed economics — rich white guys making money — and they put together a system of slavery, and we’ve never left it, really. It’s never gone away.” —Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll

And last… “I wonder if the NFL would allow players to put names like David Dorn or other murdered, black police officers on their helmets? Or are they only allowing criminals and thugs?” —Charlie Kirk