I discovered John Locke some time ago, but in discovering Greg Forster, I have grown to better understand Locke and appreciate his exhaustive grasp of human nature, philosophy, theology and the historic setting of his life and times and his impact on the principles of our constitutional republic. For Freedom’s Sake was launched for the [...]
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John Locke’s Influence on The Declaration of Independence
Posted in John Locke Also tagged Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, Greg Forster, John Locke, liberty, Two Treatises of Government 5 Comments
The Role of Private Property in a Free Society
By Peter Boettke, Ph.D. “The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management.” –Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval, 1816. Few concepts have been more important for human survival, yet maligned as unjust by intellectuals, as the concept of private property rights. Since [...]
Posted in Economics 101, Private Property Also tagged Adam Smith, American Revolutionaries, Aristotle, Classical Economists, David Hume, Entrepreneurial, F. A. Hayek, George Washington, James Madison, Ludwig von Mises, Peter J. Boettke, Private Property, Private Property Rights, Scottish Enlightenment, Socialism, Wealth of Nations, Western Civilization 2 Comments
The Philosophical Ideas Behind Political Power And Tyranny – Part One
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 no longer [...]
Civil Disobedience: Hit Them in the Wallet
Post by Dan Jensen As we work harder, more and more people feel entitled to the fruits of our hard work. These people have organized and elected a federal government that sees fit to transfer 100% of the tax burden to the upper 49% of wage earners in this country. If successful, please tell me [...]
Posted in Markets and Morality Also tagged free markets, liberty, Ludwig von Mises, Obama Administration, Socialism, The Freedom Factory 1 Comment
“FOR THE GOOD OF OTHERS”*
By Leonard E. Read A professor writes, “It seems to me that it is quite an unworthy goal for businessmen to go to work for the sake of bringing profit to the stock-holders.” The head of a large corporation bemoans the bad image of business and contends that the first consideration of American business is, [...]
Posted in Economics 101, Free Markets Also tagged Adam Smith, Foundation for Economic Education, Leonard Read, The Freeman, The Wealth of Nations Leave a comment
Thomas Jefferson – Quote – First Inaugural Address – 1801
“Providence, which by all its dispensations proves that it delights in the happiness of man here and his greater happiness hereafter—with all these blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people? Still one thing more, fellow-citizens—a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall [...]
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Inaugural Post – Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the [...]
