Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has us free and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Paul
Galatians 5.1, quoted in the Wall Street Journal,Christmas Eve, 1949.
All posts by admin
…
[It is neither the purpose nor the right of Congress to] attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty require. William Giles
In 1796, on the floor of the House of Representatives, of Virginia condemning a relief measure for fire victims
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free. …
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you analyze it, I believe the very heart and soul of …
If you analyze it, I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom – and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is. I think that libertarianism and conservatism are traveling the same path. Ronald Reagan
All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did …
All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States; the States created the Federal Government. Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work-work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. Ronald Reagan
First Inaugural Address, Jan 20, 1981
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told …
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren’t there. George Santayana
(1863-1952)
It is a mistake to think one limits one’s risks by …
It is a mistake to think one limits one’s risks by spreading too much between enterprises about which one knows little and has no reason for special confidence. … One’s knowledge and experience are definitely limited and there are seldom more than two or three enterprises at any given time in which I personally feel myself entitled to put full confidence. John Maynard Keynes
British economist, often wrong, but not always. 1934 letter
Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again. Robert Heinlein …
Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.
Robert Heinlein
Time Enough for Love
The jury has a right to judge both the law as well …
The jury has a right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy. John Jay
1794, First Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court
About 50 years ago [the 1940s
About 50 years ago [the 1940s], Tax Freedom day [the day all your federal and state taxes were paid] was April 3. Thirty years ago the date was April 16th. Twenty years ago the date was April 26th.Tax Freedom day was May 5th in 1994, gobbling up more than 34% of your annual income.(Regulation freedom day was sometime in August)
1994
, Tax Freedom day [the day all … ]