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Is there any reason why the American people should be taxed to guarantee the debts of banks?
“Is there any reason why the American people should be taxed to guarantee the debts of banks, any more than they should be taxed to guarantee the debts of other institutions, including merchants, the industries, and the mills of the … Continue reading
“Enemies are necessary for the wheels of the U.S. military machine to turn.”
“Enemies are necessary for the wheels of the U.S. military machine to turn.” – John Stockwell U.S. Marine Corps Major, and Chief of Station and National Security Council coordinator for the CIA http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/John.Stockwell.Quote.E422
Calvin Coolidge on freedom
“I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry. This is the chief meaning of freedom. Until we can … Continue reading
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed”
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” – H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American Journalist, … Continue reading
Do subsidies to business count?
“It is precisely this clinging to victimhood as a means of demonstrating one’s virtue and advancing one’s well-being that has led us into a society in which welfare and quotas are “civil rights,” government handouts are “entitlements,” and payment to … Continue reading
“The whole subject of civilians carrying guns for self defense is discussed too much in the wrong places”
“The whole subject of civilians carrying guns for self defense is discussed too much in the wrong places — ACLU cocktail parties, gun club gatherings – all placid atmospheres far removed from the terrifying reality of violent confron- tation with … Continue reading
