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General / Idea for call to the show.
« on: November 23, 2011, 10:41:43 PM »
First, some context...
Today (11/23/11) I called into the show and recited a passage from Bastiat's 'The Law'.
The portion I cited was:
Here I encounter the most popular fallacy of our times. It is not considered sufficient that the law should be just; it must be philanthropic. Nor is it sufficient that the law should guarantee to every citizen the free and inoffensive use of his faculties for physical, intellectual, and moral self-improvement. Instead, it is demanded that the law should directly extend welfare, education, and morality throughout the nation.
This is the seductive lure of socialism. And I repeat again: These two uses of the law are in direct contradiction to each other. We must choose between them. A citizen cannot at the same time be free and not free.
I have been thinking about this idea all day, and at first thought about posting here and/or asking Ian if he would be OK with me doing this but then I decided that I should just do it.
But I thought it would be cool to have a "liberty minute" segment of the show in which passages from profound liberty-oriented literature are cited. I think it would be beneficial to actually present the rationale for the philosophy of liberty, as stated by prolific and eloquent thinkers.
I figure I will call in once in awhile, perhaps a few times a week, but not every day...and I will recite these profound nuggets of liberty wisdom.
The reason I am posting this is because I would like your help. I would appreciate it if you give me ideas about which quotes to use since I have not read all of the liberty literature out there, and I have already read some really great things but it would be a difficult task to go back and re-read all that material to find these wonderful quotes.
So if you have some good material, post it here so I have material to cite.
Today (11/23/11) I called into the show and recited a passage from Bastiat's 'The Law'.
The portion I cited was:
Here I encounter the most popular fallacy of our times. It is not considered sufficient that the law should be just; it must be philanthropic. Nor is it sufficient that the law should guarantee to every citizen the free and inoffensive use of his faculties for physical, intellectual, and moral self-improvement. Instead, it is demanded that the law should directly extend welfare, education, and morality throughout the nation.
This is the seductive lure of socialism. And I repeat again: These two uses of the law are in direct contradiction to each other. We must choose between them. A citizen cannot at the same time be free and not free.
I have been thinking about this idea all day, and at first thought about posting here and/or asking Ian if he would be OK with me doing this but then I decided that I should just do it.
But I thought it would be cool to have a "liberty minute" segment of the show in which passages from profound liberty-oriented literature are cited. I think it would be beneficial to actually present the rationale for the philosophy of liberty, as stated by prolific and eloquent thinkers.
I figure I will call in once in awhile, perhaps a few times a week, but not every day...and I will recite these profound nuggets of liberty wisdom.
The reason I am posting this is because I would like your help. I would appreciate it if you give me ideas about which quotes to use since I have not read all of the liberty literature out there, and I have already read some really great things but it would be a difficult task to go back and re-read all that material to find these wonderful quotes.
So if you have some good material, post it here so I have material to cite.
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General / Is there a way to browse editions of The Edgington Post?
« on: June 04, 2011, 06:44:23 PM »
I'm trying to find the interview that Mark did with Mike George, the guy from StrongAmericaNow.com I believe. The guy who was talking about all the waste that could be cut in the federal budget.
Could anyone be of assistance?
Could anyone be of assistance?
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