Quotes of the Week

Enlightened insights taken from the past week’s reading:

"We’re not children.  We don’t need to be protected from ‘bad ideas.’  Hell, we’ve suffered through Marxism for the past 150 years, I think we can survive an Alex Jones rant about Sandy Hook."

Thomas Luongo

"I think the state should be as weak as possible relative to the individual. The proper posture of the state is one that at least is in fear of its citizen, not one that lords over it."

Cody Wilson

"The Marxists fought for the right to vote, freedom of the press, and the right to form associations and assemblies as long as they were not the ruling party; where they came to power they did nothing more quickly than set these freedoms aside. . .   A majority decision can never be ‘just’ for the Marxists . . .; for them it is always only the expression of the will of a particular class.  Even seen from the angle alone, therefore, socialism and democracy are irreconcilable contraries; the term Social Democrat contains a contradictio in adjecto."

Ludwig von Mises

"Let’s be honest! The federal experiment has failed. However, that doesn’t mean that we necessarily need to start killing each other. Why couldn’t both sides get what they want? A solution that could avert civil war is this: separation.

If States like Texas prefer government that is limited, lives within its means, and recognizes the individual’s right to liberty over their own life and success, why shouldn’t Texas get that? If California wants more centralization and a controlled economy, valuing a state that promises welfare in lieu of Liberty, why shouldn’t they get that also? It’s not Texas’ responsibility to subsidize or clean-up after California, nor California’s job to liberate Texas from its freedom. Both should go their own ways, only coming together for commerce or in times of war. Otherwise, both should be free to reap the benefits of or suffer the consequences of their own political choices."

Ryan Thorson

"A fairly good working definition of theft is the taking by force of one person’s property and the giving of it to another to whom it does not belong. Most Americans think that doing that is OK as long as it’s done by government. We think that it is OK for Congress to take the earnings of one American to give to another American in the form of agricultural subsidies, business bailouts, aid for higher education, food stamps, welfare and other such activities that make up at least two-thirds of the federal budget. If I took some of your earnings to give to a poor person, I’d go to jail. If a congressman did the same thing, he’d be praised."

Walter Williams

"Both socialism and democracy are anathema to human liberty. Democracy is an esoteric belief system that manipulates the people in such a way that all power flows to the state. As with pure dictatorships, power flows from the top down.

Democracy implies freedom in the public’s mind while power and wealth is constantly channeled to the federal government. Human liberty is regressively crushed under the one simple word, ‘democracy’."

Bob Livingston

"Now, democratic socialists will always deny that getting on the pathway to tyranny will lead to tyranny, and they will always tell you that true socialism has never been achieved. Basically, their argument is that we should throw out the ideology that brought the world the freest and most prosperous country in human history and instead give an ideology that has failed every single time it's been attempted yet another shot because they are tired of paying for the things they want."

Kurt Schlichter

"The purpose of any advocated socialist society is to reach some assumed optimum of which society can function. This is the 'goal' that is established. Whether it be equality, industry, or leisure, it does not change the system that will be installed to reach that goal. Besides the obvious and documented danger of majority rule, any democratic decision would have to be enforced by some central authority; without one there would be no chance to achieve such a goal. When the central authority is realized, the individuality of each citizen will be usurped by the collective society and central planning will ensue. Democracy can only serve as a means to socialism, an otherwise undemocratic end."

Aaron Banks

"Let me tell you folks straight out: Donald Trump is as much a usurper of constitutional government as Maxine Waters. The only difference is the brand of tyranny that you prefer.

Both Trump and Waters act like there are only two sides to this argument. They act like the whole country is divided between the fascists of the right and the socialists of the left. Not true! There are millions of Americans from a variety of backgrounds, theologies and philosophies that are sick and tired of BOTH SIDES. Count me as one of them."

Chuck Baldwin

"The Facebook situation is uncomfortable, but government control is much worse. Government control thwarts our own personal control. At present, we are the masters, not the giants like Facebook. It may not seem that way when they ban Alex Jones and suspend Daniel McAdams. But we patronize these companies. We make them stand or fall. If government replaces our marketplace power with its political power, we will be facing a far worse situation than Facebook’s censorship. We will be at the mercy of government control of speech. We will be at the mercy of government regulations and bureaucrats."

Michael Rozeff