My fault. I knew the quote, spent approximately 10 seconds to pick the first place who attributed it to someone...and it was Patrick Henry. I hate being misinformed...or too impatient to check my sources!
I missed my part in it, but was heartily agreeing with your nod towards booferama. BTW: I live by this: Voltaire "I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
I like the Voltaire quote. And glad we can agree about at least three things: Voltaire, hypermiling, and the limitations of two parties. (Oh, and that mileage-based tax: seriously, that's a dumb idea. So four things.)