. . . they don’t know what it is (to paraphrase Bob Dylan’s taunting lyric). A fundraising email sent out by campaign manager Robbie Mook is sta…
Day: May 31, 2016
In defense of stingy government
Some quotes to run a country by:
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger
on that article of the Constitution
which granted a right to Congress of expending,
on the objects of benevolence,
the money of their constituents.”
— James Madison
(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Source: 1792, in disapproval of Congress appropriating $15,000 to assist some French refugees
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/James.Madison.Quote.24FE
“The real destroyer of the liberties of the people
is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.”
— Plutarch
(c.45-125 A.D.) Priest of the Delphic Oracle
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Plutarch.Quote.E3A1
“If the right to vote were expanded to seven year olds … its policies would most definitely reflect the ‘legitimate concerns’ of children to have ‘adequate’ and ‘equal’ access to ‘free’ french fries, lemonade and videos.”
— Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Source: Democracy–The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Hans-Hermann.Hoppe.Quote.6452
Couldn’t pass these up.
Federal insurance fund running out of cash
Newsalert: Television Networks Struggle to Provide Equal Airtime in the Era of Trump
He’s available, she usually isn’t. Our presumptive Dem candidate, that is.
“Maybe, Hillary has something to hide,” comments Newalert’s Steve Bartin.
I endorse that comment.
Besides, she’s brittle, he’s quick on his feet, a far better campaigner.
Source: Newsalert: Television Networks Struggle to Provide Equal Airtime in the Era of Trump