Insight: “Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.” —William Pitt Sr. (1708-1778)

For the record: “According to what [the Atlantic] article said, the president made disparaging remarks about soldiers and people buried in the cemetery in connection with the decision for him not to go to the ceremony that was planned that afternoon, and that was simply false. I don’t know who told the author that, but that was false.” —John Bolton 

Re: The Left: “[This is] the Left’s theory: It’s my fault if you can’t cope with news you don’t like. It’s not on you to control yourself; it’s on me to factor in your instability before opening my mouth. That I’m playing with fire is the offense; that you are the fire is to be overlooked, because you’re on fire over all the right things.” —Andrew McCarthy 

Political futures: “By depicting Trump as someone who doesn’t respect the military, and has actually disparaged military service, the mainstream media is trying to increase the likelihood that the military will back the Democrats if there is a post-election dispute over who shall be president as of January 20, 2021.” —Paul Mirengoff

Nailed it: “At this point you have to be a total … idiot to not realize the press and social media are the ones stoking racial division.” —Scott Adams

Friendly fire: “Trump is right, the 1619 Project promotes fake history and if Democrats keep trying to make Americans feel ashamed of Independence Day and back BLM protesters who scream at white diners, Biden will be history too.” —Piers Morgan

Non compos mentis: “As we speak, we are in the midst of an ongoing uprising over centuries of racial neglect and oppression. We can’t talk about the protesters in Minneapolis or Kenosha, or sports teams nationwide, without first looking inward. We maintain a system that binds millions into desperate poverty, a system that doesn’t provide the most basic necessities, like food, shelter, and medicine. Whether they are brutalized by police, by austerity economics, or by politicians who simply do not care about us, our nation is crying out desperately for change. We need to fundamentally change the way our society treats its most vulnerable because this has gone [on] long enough.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar

Lack of self-awareness: “Over generations, working people across America built the middle class and secured progress for hard-working families. House Democrats are unified in our commitment to America’s working families. Happy #LaborDay!” —Nancy “Special Rules” Pelosi

And last… “If Biden wins, China wins, because China will own this country.” —Donald Trump