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If Men Were Angels No Government Would Be Necessary

markross — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:49:03 +0000

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government.”

- James Madison (Federalist Papers #51)

America Is The Greatest Country Ever

markross — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:32:06 +0000

“America is the greatest country ever. We had the greatest [U.S. Constitution] document, we’ve had the most amount of freedom and the most amount of prosperity. We have a lot of goodness, but you can’t spread goodness with force. So, we cancel out all our goodness when we go around telling people that they either do it our way or we’ll bomb you; if you do it our way, we’ll give you money. That is not what made America great. America is great because we have a great institution and great traditions. We believe in freedom… but we’ve lost our way.”

- Congressman Ron Paul

The National Government In Connection With The Currency

markross — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:31:24 +0000

“The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value. Grave doubts have been entertained whether Congress is authorized by the Constitution to make any form of paper money legal tender. The present issue of United States notes has been sustained by the necessities of war; but such paper should depend for its value and currency upon its convenience in use and its prompt redemption in coin at the will of the holder, and not upon its compulsory circulation. These notes are not money, but promises to pay money. If the holders demand it, the promise should be kept.”

- James Garfield (Inaugural Address - 1881)

Those Who Will Not Be Governed By God

markross — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:10:41 +0000

“Those who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.”

– William Penn

None Are So Hopelessly Enslaved

markross — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:04:32 +0000

“None are so hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”

- Johann von Goethe

By A Continuing Process Of Inflation

markross — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:24:54 +0000

“By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. By this method they not only confiscate, but they also confiscate arbitrarily; and, while the process impoverishes many, it actually enriches some. There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency.”

- John Maynard Keynes

There Is A Limit To The Taxing Power Of A State

markross — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:42:29 +0000

“There is a limit to the taxing power of a State beyond which increased rates produce decreased revenue. If that be exceeded intangible securities and other personal property become driven out of its jurisdiction, industry cannot meet its less burdened competitors, and no capital will be found for enlarging old or starting new enterprises. Such a condition means first stagnation, then decay and dissolution. There is before us a danger that our resources may be taxed out of existence and our prosperity destroyed.”

- Calvin Coolidge

The Farther Backward You Can Look

markross — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:41:16 +0000

“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see.”

- Sir Winston Churchill

If All That Americans Want Is Security

markross — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:33:10 +0000

“If all that Americans want is security, they can go to prison. They’ll have enough to eat, a bed and a roof over their heads. But if an American wants to preserve his dignity and his equality as a human being, he must not bow his neck to any dictatorial government.”

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

President Eisenhower Warns Of The Military Industrial Complex

markross — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:15:29 +0000

In President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, on January 17, 1961, he gave this solemn warning to the nation, in regards to the rising military industry, in The United States:

‎”In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.”

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