Thoughts
From Butler Shaffer
Perhaps not since Caligula appointed his horse to the Roman senate has
the political establishment gone so far out of its way to flaunt its
absurdity. The inanity is not confined to any particular factions; it is
pure bipartisanship that unites the politically-minded in their efforts
to bamboozle the booboisie with terrifying specters and the kinds of
implausible explanations of events that recall childhood tales told
around a late-night campfire.
2010-01-25 at 19:09:03
And Still More From Thomas Jefferson
It is Inconsistent with the Principles of Civil Liberty, and Contrary
to the Natural Rights of the Other Members of the Society, that Any
Body of Men Therein Should Have Authority To Enlarge Their Own Powers,
Prerogatives Or Emoluments Without Restraint.
2010-01-25 at 17:51:27
From Andrew Hamilton
Power may Justly be compared to a Great River. While kept within its due
bounds it is both beautiful and useful. But when it Overflows its Banks,
it is then Too Impetuous to be Stemmed; it bears down all before it, and
Brings Destruction and Desolation wherever it comes. If, then, this is
the Nature of Power, let us at least Do our Duty, and like wise men who
Value Freedom use our utmost care to Support Liberty, The Only Bulwark
Against Lawless Power, Which In All Ages Has Sacrificed To Its Wild
Lust And Boundless Ambition The Blood Of The Best Men That Ever Lived!
2010-01-15 at 18:13:45
From Edmund A. Opitz
To the extent that a society Limits Its Government to policing functions
which Curb the individuals who engage in aggressive and criminal actions,
and conducts its economic affairs on the basis of free and willing
exchange, to that extent Domestic Peace Prevails. When a society departs
from this norm, its Governing Class Begins, in effect, to Make War Upon
the Rest of the Nation. A situation is created in which Everyone is
Victimized by everyone else under the Fiction of Each Living At The
Expense Of All.
2010-01-11 at 17:31:27
From Doug Carkuff
Our Leaders tend to be primarily concerned with how they feel about
Their Supposed Altruism rather than the Actual Consequences Of Their
Initiatives. There are Multitudes of Examples of the Way the Good
Intentions of Those who Think that They Know Best How To Arrange Society
Through Supposedly Progressive Legislation Has Led To The Suffering Of
Those It Is Intended To Help. The List Is Really Endless.
2010-01-03 at 18:24:44
More Wisdom From Ludwig von Mises
Liberty Is Meaningless If It Is Only The Liberty To Agree With Those
In Power.
2010-01-01 at 17:09:36
From The Website Of Michael Gaddy
http://www.thepatriotvolunteers.com. Michael Gaddy 1-1-10
Supporting the troops who are waging an unconstitutional war, supporting
police who are enforcing unconstitutional laws, and at the same time
condemning other criminal acts committed by government is hypocritical
to say the least and counterproductive to any effort whose ultimate goal
is individual liberty. One cannot be just a little bit pregnant. If
individual liberty and freedom are to ever prevail, a large number of
people in this country will be required to become uncomfortable Patriots.
This is going to require courage; does any still exist among our people?
When history closes its final chapter on this once great experiment in
liberty, who will be given the bulk of responsibility for its demise; the
criminals in government who only honored the parts of the Constitution
that did not interfere with their criminality, or the people, who honored
only the parts of the Constitution that were comfortable?
2010-01-04 at 22:25:32
From Ted Rall
Home Of The Free And Home Of The Brave. Live Free Or Die. Shoot First;
Ask Questions Later. Kill Them All, Let God Sort Them Out. These Were
The Mottos Of A Brash, Impetuous, Audacious-To-A-Fault Nation.
That Nation Is Dead.
2010-01-01 at 00:11:03
More from Leonard E. Read
Integrity Is An Accurate Reflection In Word And Deed Of Whatever Your
Highest Conscience Dictates As Right. Wisdom Is Whatever Your Highest
Conscience Dictates As Truth.
2009-12-31 at 20:48:43
From Mark R. Crovelli
Government is Always and Everywhere a Specially Privileged Class of
People Who Have The Ability To Do Whatever They Want To Another Group Of
People - And Do It At The Forced Expense Of The People They Control.
2009-12-30 at 22:57:17
From Richard Cecil
The First Step To Knowledge Is To Know That We Are Ignorant.
2009-12-29 at 22:48:54
More from Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great Men Are They Who See That Spiritual Is Stronger Than Material
Force, That Thoughts Rule The World.
2009-12-28 at 16:57:35
More From George Washington
Labor To Keep Alive In Your Heart That Little Spark Of Celestial Fire
Called Conscience.
2009-12-22 at 20:49:24
From Milton Friedman
The Government First Provides Very Poor Schooling, And Then The Harm Is
Multiplied By The Minimum Wage Law, Which Makes It Difficult To Get On-
The-Job Training. Without The Minimum Wage Law, The Least Skilled Could
Offer To Work For Low Wages, Which Would Provide An Incentive For
Employers To Hire And Train Them.
2009-12-17 at 18:23:54
More From Aldous Huxley
Most Human Beings Have An Almost Infinite Capacity For Taking Things For
Granted. That Men Do Not Learn Very Much From The Lessons Of History
Is The Most Important Of All The Lessons Of History.
Most Ignorance Is Vincible Ignorance. We Do Not Know Because
We Do Not Want To Know.
2009-12-15 at 18:19:50