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Thought For the Day: When More of the People’s Sustenance Is Exacted Through the Form of Taxation Than Is Necessary To Meet the Just Obligations of Government, Such Exaction Becomes Ruthless Extortion and A Violation of the Fundamental Principles of A Free Government
“When more of the people’s sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of government, such exaction becomes ruthless extortion and a violation of the fundamental principles of a free government.” – … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: I Have Never Let My Schooling Interfere With My Education
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain (1835-1910)
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Thought For the Day: Concentrated Power Is Not Rendered Harmless By the Good Intentions of Those Who Create It
“Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.“ – Milton Friedman
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Thought For the Day: Anyone Who Wishes To Become A Good Writer Should Endeavor, Before He (Or She) Allows Himself/Herself To Be Tempted By the More Showy Qualities, To Be Direct, Simple, Brief, Vigorous and Lucid
“Anyone who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to be direct, simple, brief, vigorous, and lucid.” – H.W. Fowler, lexicographer (10 Mar 1858-1933)
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Thought For the Day: Memo To Social Justice Warriors: When What You’re Doing Sounds Like An Onion Headline, Stop
“Liberals need a Stand Your Ground law … for cancel culture. So that when the woke mob comes after you for some ridiculous offense, you’ll stand your ground, stop apologizing. Cancel culture is real, it’s insane, it’s growing exponentially, coming … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: A Word Is Not A Crystal, Transparent and Unchanging; It Is the Skin of Living Thought and Changes From Day To Day As Does the Air Around US
“A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging; it is the skin of living thought and changes from day to day as does the air around us.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., US Supreme Court Justice (8 Mar 1841-1935)
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Thought For the Day: With the Exception Only of the Period of the Gold Standard, Practically All Governments of History Have Used Their Exclusive Power To Issue Money To Defraud and Plunder the People
“With the exception only of the period of the gold standard, practically all governments of history have used their exclusive power to issue money to defraud and plunder the people.” – Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992)
Thought For the Day: The Laws, and Not the Caprice Or Whim of Those In Government, Ought To Restrict the Actions of the Government. The Primacy of the Rule of Law Is Clear Throughout the Declaration…”
“(T)he laws, and not the caprice or whim of those in government, ought to restrict the actions of the government. The primacy of the rule of law is clear throughout the Declaration, but the first grievance gives us a clear articulation … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Concentrated Power Is Not Rendered Harmless By the Good Intentions of Those Who Create It
“Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.” – Milton Friedman (1912-2006)
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Thought For the Day: Debates About Differences of Opinion On How To Interpret Evidence Are Good and Healthy Because These Discussions Further Our Understanding of Complex Issues
“Debates about differences of opinion on how to interpret evidence are good and healthy because these discussions further our understanding of complex issues. If we all agreed that something was true, then there would be no point in conducting research … Continue reading
