Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“A society that puts equality… ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom.” – Milton Friedman
“A society that puts equality… ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom.” – Milton Friedman
“Just as the soul gives life to the body, so faith is the life of the soul. And just as life cannot be maintained within the human body without nourishment, so likewise faith (the life of the soul) requires its own sustenance: the Word of God.” – Pierre Viret
“A little government involvement is just as dangerous as a lot – because the first leads inevitably to the second.” – Harry Browne
“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.” – Plato
“Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.” James 3:13 (KJV)
“And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward: and your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall …
“When the same man, or set of men, holds the sword and the purse, there is an end of liberty.“ – George Mason
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable …” H.L. Mencken
“I beseech Christ for this one thing only, that He will enable me to endure all things courageously, and that He break me as a potter’s vessel or make me strong, as it pleases Him.” – Huldrych Zwingli
“The present struggle seems less about abolishing big government than about who gets to use it.” – William Greider
“The standard of living of the common man is higher in those countries which have the greatest number of wealthy entrepreneurs.” Ludwig von Mises
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” 1 Timothy 2:5&6 (KJV)
“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” – Isaiah 57:15 (KJV)
“The State always moves slowly and grudgingly towards any purpose that accrues to society’s advantage, but moves rapidly and with alacrity towards one that accrues to its own advantage; nor does it ever move towards social purposes on its own initiative, but only under heavy pressure, while its motion towards anti-social purposes is self-sprung.” – Albert Jay Nock
“The state is a soulless machine. It can never be weaned from violence to which it owes its very existence.” – Mahatma Gandhi