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Monthly Archives: May 2021
First Principles: These United Colonies Are, and of A Right Ought To Be, Free and Independent States, That They Are Absolved From Allegiance To the British Crown
“That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Central Bankers Always Try To Avoid Their Last Big Mistake. So Every Time There’s the Threat of A Contraction In the Economy, They’ll Over Stimulate the Economy
“Central bankers always try to avoid their last big mistake. So every time there’s the threat of a contraction in the economy, they’ll over stimulate the economy, by printing too much money. The result will be a rising roller coaster … Continue reading
First Principles: A Free Government Is A Complicated Piece of Machinery, the Nice and Exact Adjustment of Whose Springs, Wheels, and Weights, Is Not Yet Well Comprehended By the Artists of the Age, and Still Less By the People
“A free government is a complicated piece of machinery, the nice and exact adjustment of whose springs, wheels, and weights, is not yet well comprehended by the artists of the age, and still less by the people.” – John Adams
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First Principles: Religion and Good Morals Are the Only Solid Foundation of Public Liberty and Happiness
“Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness.” – Samuel Adams (1778)
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Thought For the Day: When Someone Says Its Not About the Money, It’s About the Money
“When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.” – H.L. Mencken
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Thought For the Day: Government Price-Fixing Once Started Has Alike No Justice and No End. It is An Economic Folly From Which This Country Has Every Right To Be Spared
“Government price-fixing once started, has alike no justice and no end. It is an economic folly from which this country has every right to be spared.” – Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)
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First Principles: No Experiment Can Be More Interesting Than That We Are Now Trying, And Which We Trust Will End In Establishing the Fact, That Man May Be Governed By Reason and Truth
“No experiment can be more interesting than that we are now trying, and which we trust will end in establishing the fact, that man may be governed by reason and truth. Our first object should therefore be, to leave open … Continue reading
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First Principles: It Is Emphatically the Province and Duty of the Judicial Department To Say What the Law is
“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” – Chief Justice John Marshall, in Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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Thought For the Day: If Children Do Not Understand the Constitution, They Cannot Understand How Our Government Functions, Or What Their Rights and Responsibilities Are As Citizens of the United States
“If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of the United States.” – Chief Justice John Roberts
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