By DCT | October 15, 2009
The citizen is no longer the judge of the dangers to which the law desires him to expose himself; and when the prince says to him: ‘It is expedient for the State that you should die,’ he ought to die, because it is only on that condition that he has been living in security up [...]
By DCT | October 12, 2009
From the twelfth to the eighteenth century governmental authority grew continuously. The process was understood by all who saw it happening; it stirred them to incessant protest and violent reaction. In later times its growth has continued at an accelerated pace….And now we no longer understand the process, we no longer protest, we [...]
Posted in Socialism, Tyranny | Also tagged Bertrand de Jouvenel, Founding Fathers, Freedom In Chains, George Washington, Jean Jacques Rousseau, John Adams, Lord Acton, The Social Contract, Thomas Hobbes, Thomas Jefferson, Tyranny, U. S. Constitution |
By James Bovard
When Barack Obama was inaugurated on January 20, there was euphoria across the land and millions of people cheered in the streets of Washington. Many people are convinced that American democracy has been redeemed and that the federal government no longer poses a peril to individual rights. Since the people’s choice is now [...]
Posted in Democracy | Also tagged Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Bill of Rights, Democracy, George W. Bush, James Madison, King George III, Lysander Spooner, Rousseau, The American Revolution, The Federalist Papers, The French Revolution, The Social Contract |
The road to the restoration of liberty is going to be long and fraught with ups and downs. Many don’t even know that our liberties are being usurped and that statism has arrived. Some don’t want to know because they are our “weaker brethren,” and they prefer to just “believe” everything [...]
No More Czars Please
American’s Should Be Angry About Explosion in “Czars”
By Lawrence W. Reed
Published: 19 June 2009
Since taking office, President Barack Obama has made creating “czars” a top priority. He has created a Car Czar, a Cybersecurity Czar and a Compensation Czar, just to name a few. Some counts put the total at 15 [...]
