Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“The early American knew that freedom was nothing more than the absence of external restraint on behavior; the government could not give you freedom, it could only take it away.” – Frank Chodorov
“The early American knew that freedom was nothing more than the absence of external restraint on behavior; the government could not give you freedom, it could only take it away.” – Frank Chodorov
“When politicians say ‘I’m in politics,’ it may or may not be possible to trust them, but when they say, ‘I’m in public service,’ you know you should flee.” – Albert Jay Nock
“If a secular table reconciles men to one another when they meet together, why should not the table of Christ effect this the more? Since the wildest beasts are tamed by food, why are men not made gentle by this heavenly food? If treaties and covenants are usually sealed by food and drink, why do not the children of God establish peace and friendship among themselves by communicating together?” – Peter Martyr
“We cannot restore traditional American freedom unless we limit the government’s power to tax. No tinkering with this, that, or the other law will stop the trend toward socialism. We must repeal the Sixteenth Amendment.” – Frank Chodorov
“The future of human liberty … means the future of civilization.” – Henry Hazlitt
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” Matthew 12:36,37 (KJV)
“O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.” – Psalm 117(KJV)
“If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government that 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. “ – James Madison
“I believe the public school system is inherently negative and (especially with political correctness) a vehicle for social agendas, not basic education.” – Wendy McElroy
“Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.” – John Calvin
“The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.” – Albert Camus
“The ‘private sector’ of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and…the ‘public sector’ is, in fact, the coercive sector.” – Henry Hazlitt
“If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” – 1 Corinthians 16 22-23 (KJV)
“Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.” – Psalms 135:1 (KJV)
“Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.” – Alexis de Tocqueville