When under the pretext of fraternity the legal code imposes mutual sacrifices on citizens, human nature is not thereby abrogated. Everyone will then direct his efforts toward contributing little to, and taking much from, the common fund of sacrifices. Now, is it the most unfortunate who gains from this struggle? Certainly not, but rather the most influential and calculating. Frederic Bastiat
Monthly Archives: February 2025
Father was a man who respected time and never had enough of …
Father was a man who respected time and never had enough of it. He used it like a miser, saving and spending it in his own ways. Degna Marconi
Daughter of Guglielmo Marconi (Physicist and inventor of a ‘wireless communications system’ (1874-1937)) in ‘My Father, Marconi’ on his work ethic.
Thus, fear is a threat to rational liberty. The psychology of fear …
Thus, fear is a threat to rational liberty. The psychology of fear is an essential component of those who would have us believe we must increasingly rely on the elite who manage the apparatus of the central government. Ron Paul
The man who is able to look on war without feeling disgust …
The man who is able to look on war without feeling disgust is not a human being, but a patriot. Kurt Tucholsky
Taxes currently are a record share of the gross domestic product. They …
Taxes currently are a record share of the gross domestic product. They are higher now than they were during World War II. Lawrence B. Lindsey
Former Federal Reserve governor, Barron’s November 30, 1998
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in …
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. Will Rogers
(1879-1935)
An hour’s perusal of our national charter makes it hard to …
An hour’s perusal of our national charter makes it hard to understand what the argle-bargle is about. The First Amendment forbids infringements of the freedom of speech ‘except for commercials on children’s television’ or ‘unless somebody says ‘****’ in a rap song or ‘chick’ on a college campus.’The Second Amendment states that ‘the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,’ period. There is no mention of magazine size, rate of fire, or to what extent those arms may resemble assault rifles. P. J. O’Rourke
(1947- 2022)
No nation was ever ruined by trade. Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790…
No nation was ever ruined by trade.
Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and …
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and howlittle we think of the other person. Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910) (Notebooks)
I don’t want my children or grandchildren reading in the history …
I don’t want my children or grandchildren reading in the history books that someone lied under oath, which I think the President did, and was not rebuked for it. Charles Schumer
Democrat, New York Senator-elect, Wall Street Journal, December 8, 1998