“If we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people under the pretense of taking care of them, they must become happy.” – Thomas Jefferson Originally posted 2021-11-10 23:49:01.
Equal Opportunity versus Equal Outcome
“There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal.” -Friedrich Hayek Originally posted 2021-11-10 23:37:47.
Sinful And Tyrannical
“To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” – Thomas Jefferson Originally posted 2021-11-10 06:30:05.
A Government of Incompetent Men
“There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men.” – Ludwig von Mises Originally posted 2021-11-09 19:41:55.
The Definition of Tyranny
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced as the very definition of tyranny.” – James Madison Originally posted 2021-10-30 08:05:45.
The Author of the Constitution Said:
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” Originally posted 2021-10-30 00:53:24.
Utopian Schemes of Leveling
“The utopian schemes of leveling and a community of goods, are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in the crown. These ideas are arbitrary, despotic, and in our government, unconstitutional.” – Samuel Adams Originally posted 2021-10-28 23:23:50.
A Species of Legalized Larceny
“The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to the public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny.” – Calvin Coolidge Originally posted 2021-10-28 04:43:59.
Under the Dark Veil of Secrecy
“Congress may carry on the most wicked and pernicious of schemes under the dark veil of secrecy. The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick Henry Originally posted 2021-10-27 17:08:58.
Words Mean What I Choose them to Mean — No More, No Less
“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” – From Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol Originally posted 2021-10-25 16:16:34.