In America, our national government was founded with the ideal of protecting the liberty and property of all in order that prosperity may flourish. As with all governments, men find ways to manipulate those systems of protection in order to assure their own prosperity at the cost of others. Brave souls who oppose these arrangements often become martyrs for liberty. The story of Nate Champion is the story of a martyr.
Nate had come from Texas 12 years earlier to the Wyoming Territory. He worked as a ranch hand and trail rider in the area for the large ranches and eventually became a successful ranch boss. Champion believed Wyoming to be a land of promise and decided to settle, going out on his own in 1892, operating the KC Ranch in Johnson County.
The two previous winters had been hard times for Wyoming cattle ranchers. Due to heavy losses from their herds, the large cattle outfits of the Wyoming Stock Grower's Association had formulated a plan to eliminate the smaller ranchers. The new outfits threatened the dominance of the Association and were staking claim on public land formerly occupied solely by the Association ranchers. Any local ranchers with growing herds were presumed to be rustling mavericks from the larger outfits. A hit list of presumed rustlers and other interferers was developed. Based on his dependable reputation and ranching successes, Champion had become the unofficial leader of the "interferers" and topped the list to be eliminated. The Association's powerful influence had retained Deputy US Marshall Frank Canton and a group of paid gun men from Texas. This mercenary army was known as the Regulators and became active in terrorizing and lynching ranchers in Johnson County.
On a cold wet dawn in April of 1892, Nate Champion was on the KC Ranch, in a cabin, with his business partner Nick Ray and two trappers who were lodging with them. Fifty of the Regulators, led by Canton, had rode all night to strategically position themselves outside of the cabin, which set in open prairie. Frank Canton had already made one failed attempt on Champion's life months earlier in a bushwhack and in the process lost the life of a stock detective and his own 1886 .38-56 Winchester rifle, calling Champion an, "expert shot." (1)
The fight began shortly after the two trappers went out for water and never returned. They had been silently captured by the waiting gun men. Champion's parter, Ray, left the cabin and was immediately shot down by 17 year old Starl Tucker, who liked to call himself the Texas Kid. Ray made it back to his feet and was immediately shot down again by a full volley. Reports say that Champion appeared in the door way firing the Winchester, reloading and then rescuing Ray, dragging him back in to the cabin. Tucker shouted, "By God, he may be a rustler, but he is also a he-man with plenty of guts!" (2)
The mercenary force fired continuously on the cabin. Champion fired back occasionally and by reports of the men, effectively enough to keep them well hidden. In addition to the captured rifle, he had his own .45 Colt, Winchester carbine and the guns of the trappers and Ray. Ray's wounds were lethal and Champion spent much time tending to Ray. Champion, amazingly, kept a diary throughout the gun fight. He lamented that the attackers were well positioned in the stable, river and behind the house and he couldn't, "get at them." (3) After several hours, his partner, Nick Ray, died.
The fight continued but during the afternoon, the Regulators were surprised by a wagon and rider approaching the ranch. It turned out that it was another local rancher who was also on the hit list, Jack Flagg with his son. Flagg realized what was happening and reversed course for the town of Buffalo, 60 miles away. Some riders made chase but were unable to apprehend the two who had abandond their wagon. Around 4 PM, the Regulators filled the wagon with hay and pushed it 75 yards across open ground, with rifles firing on the windows, and set it afire. There was a ravine 100 yards south of the cabin and Champion made a run for it, attempting to use smoke from the heavily involved cabin as cover. He made it all the way to the ravine and ran in to a group of six men who had been waiting since morning. Champion got off one round that never found its mark as he took 10 shots from the gunmen and staggered to his death. Deputy Marshall Canton reclaimed his rifle and a reporter traveling with the Regulators was given the journal kept by Champion. The journal was found in Nate's front pocket, stained with blood and shot through.
Over the course of the day, Nate Champion had wounded three of the Association men and bought the ranchers of Buffalo (next stop on the Regulator's ride) several hours to form a militia, which met them 14 miles south of Town at the TA Ranch. The Regulators dug in as the militia force swelled to over 300 men led by Sheriff William "Red" Angus. The sheriff requested aid from local troops only to find they were under orders not to assist the town of Buffalo from the governor, who was an Association member himself. The militia laid siege to the ranch. Four days later, 107 men of the US Calvary arrived, under direct orders from President Benjamin Harrison to immediately end hostilities, and evacuated the Regulators to Fort Russell in Cheyenne.
The day after Nate Champion and Nick Ray's funeral, a Johnson County Jury declared their deaths premeditated murder, naming Frank Canton and several members of the Regulators as their killers. Johnson County went bankrupt attempting to prosecute. No one was ever convicted for any of the killings in Johnson County associated with what came to be known as the Johnson County War. Some of the Regulators later repented of their deeds and some died by the gun. Many of the Regulators went on to long careers in law enforcement, including Frank Canton who said of Nate Champion, "He came out fighting and died game." (4)
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Mustering the Black Regiment
From Dr. Chuck Baldwin's blog: "The Black Regiment was a group of patriot-preachers from virtually every protestant denomination located throughout Colonial America at the time of America’s fight for independence who courageously preached the Biblical principles of liberty and independence. The moniker stems from the tendency of these patriot-preachers to wear long, black robes in their pulpits."
I have received requests from readers who want to share my plea, The Golden Rule Applied to National Leadership, with their church leaders. Below are links to pdf files in two formats.
8.5" x 17" handbill
Two sided letter-size
Cover letter to pastor
I have received requests from readers who want to share my plea, The Golden Rule Applied to National Leadership, with their church leaders. Below are links to pdf files in two formats.
8.5" x 17" handbill
Two sided letter-size
Cover letter to pastor
Thursday, May 26, 2011
The Committees of Correspondence
"The colonists did not have e-mail, smart phones, Facebook or blogs, so the Committees of Correspondence served as a means of communication on issues that needed collective attention. The committee in Boston wrote to other colonies to rally united opposition to the Sugar Act and the Currency Act, sparking anti-government protests among the colonists...
Read more here.
Two of the men behind the movement were Samuel Adams and James Otis Jr.
Mr. Otis was an attorney who had gained notoriety for his pro bono representation of colonial merchants challenging the authority of the writs of assistance in 1761. These writs enabled British authorities to enter any colonist’s home with no advance notice, no probable cause and no reason given. (Today these writs are called national security letters and are authorized under the Patriot Act.) John Adams said of Otis’ five-hour oration in the Boston State House that
“the child independence was then and there born, [for] every man of an immense crowded audience appeared to me to go away as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance.”
Read more here.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
The Golden Rule Applied to National Leadership
I wrote this as a plea to my Christian brothers and sisters. Please read it with an open heart, pray and share it far and wide. Please feel free to comment or ask questions.
Every four years, pundits, pollsters and Christians seek out the presidential candidate to whom "evangelical Christians" will flock. In 2000, it was George W. Bush. His personal testimony of faith, solid pro-life stance and campaign based on personal responsibility convinced conservative Christian voters that he was one of us. In 2008, former Arkansas Governor and Baptist Pastor Mike Huckabee, joined on the campaign trail by a born again Chuck Norris, was the natural choice. Huckabee, of course, didn't win the nomination. John McCain, the nominee, firmed up his formerly weak pro-life position and brought Sarah Palin in to smooth over his own less than conservative credentials. Many of us felt that supporting McCain/Palin in the final election was our only choice. Prominent christian leaders, whom we trust, endorsed these candidates. And, many christians, including our pastors, flocked to them as the right choice. But, as a nation are we fulfilling Christ's Greatest Commandment at the voting booth?
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12
Look at the scripture again. Christ said, "in everything" follow the Golden Rule. He told us that this rule was as important as God's revelation through the law and prophesy. As Americans, we consider the right to vote sacred. When voting, we are literally using our individual judgement to choose those who will lead our nation. When performing this act should we not allow scripture to direct us? And, should we not expect our chosen leaders to direct our country in accordance with this Greatest Commandment? We hold that America was at the founding a Christian nation or at least founded upon the concept of liberty in law in accordance with general Christian values. The aforementioned leaders, who have gained the support of Christians, have not proposed to lead our nation in the way which Christ said is God's way for us: treating others the way we wish to be treated. This should concern us.
During the Bush years, we began two wars. No, I have not forgotten 9/11. I have rejected the idea that it was an attack on our freedoms and way of life and come to realize it was an outrageous counter-attack of America's past interventions in the Arab world. Beyond the issue of Just War Theory, these wars are being waged outside of Constitutional requirements. The US Constitution says that the Congress has the authority to declare war, not the president. A declaration of war has not been made since 1942. All of the above "Christian endorsed" candidates supported the prosecution and advancement of these wars which have caused immeasurable suffering by innocents. Our chosen leaders have also all supported a system that provides foreign aid to brutal, oppressive and pagan regimes. Of course we should support the troops. We should support them as Christian soldiers, not foreign crusaders but protectors of all the innocent. We should not allow our leaders to use them as a mercenary force for the interests of nation building, world policing and profit.
All of our chosen leaders have endorsed the corrupt financial system of price inflation that lead to the 2008 financial crisis and is leading to the next even bigger crisis and possible economic collapse. George W. Bush and John McCain even orchestrated and approved the bailouts of the responsible parties in 2008. Many Americans accept the cost of rising prices in groceries, fuel, automobiles, homes and household goods as a natural economic process. The real issue is not that the prices are rising but American dollars are becoming worth less and able to buy less goods which makes prices higher. This is not a natural process but an orchestrated scheme by the US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve (a private banking cartel, not an accountable government agency), which allow the Federal government to spend more money than it collects. The scheme works by increasing the supply of dollars, allowing the government and large private institutions to benefit from the new dollars, leaving the American people with less valuable money. The scheme increases prices of everything, discourages saving, encourages spending and the taking on of personal debt, and makes the purchasing of essentials harder for the poor.
Our leaders have endorsed the current police state consisting of the Patriot Act, which allows search and seizure without court issued warrants; the torture of American citizens; the current homeland security system, which institutionalizes the touching of children that would be considered molestation under any other circumstance; and imprisoning and killing American citizens without a trial as long as they are subjectively labeled enemy combatants. I can't even begin to describe how dangerous these precedents are for Christians. We are a people who have been warned by Christ that in this world we will have trouble and that we will be arrested, persecuted and killed for his sake (John 16:33 and Matthew 24:9).
By choosing the lesser of two evils, Christian voters are endorsing and giving a mandate for immoral war practices, economic servitude and a system of nationalized law enforcement that assumes the guilt of American citizens.
There is one Christian candidate who has made the opposition of these evils his platform. The candidate is a firmly pro-life Obstetrician and Congressman from Texas named Dr. Ron Paul. He ran for president in 2008 and though he had a passionate support base, he was not permitted to participate in all of the debates because he was not considered a mainstream candidate. This may change in 2012. CNN has recently reported, that of all the Republican primary contenders, Ron Paul polls the strongest against President Obama. Christians in 2008 did not flock to Ron Paul like they did to George W. Bush and Mike Huckabee. The presumption is that the lack of Ron Paul's support among Christian voters is driven by his past lack of mainstream media coverage, his radical and steadfast defense of liberty and support for individual freedom and the view that voting for such a principled candidate is a wasted vote.
The lack of media coverage is changing. Ron Paul has become a popular guest in the past two years on cable and financial news networks. He is virtually the only political leader who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, when mainstream economists did not see it coming. He is also warning of an even greater crisis to come due to increasing government expenditures and liabilities, while mainstream economists are heralding a false recovery.
Christian voters must not be afraid of individual freedom and liberty. God created us to be free. We were created with rational minds that are inclined, without his gift of grace, to reject him. It is foundational that as Christians, we allow fellow mankind that same freedom. There is no forced righteousness. And, in order to remain in a legal framework where we are free to worship as we believe and to fulfill the Great Commission, we must allow others to be free in all their endeavors that do not harm the life or property of others. We should not take from others the freedom that God created for all of us and Christ assured on the cross. We must not legislate a false righteousness but pray for mankind and live a worthy life of witness. Individually, we should strive to live by the Golden Rule and choose leaders who will lead our country on the same path in accordance with Christ's example.
Candidates must be judged not by their words but by their past actions. Ron Paul, like Samuel Adams or Patrick Henry, has been a radical and steadfast defender of the principles of liberty and individual freedom. An old Barry Goldwater slogan, "In your heart, you know he's right" has begun to become popular among Dr. Paul's supporters. Search your heart and decide for yourself if a vote for liberty and peace is a "wasted" vote. For the constitution and the rights of man to stand against evil, the slippery slope to tyranny, which is only steepened by voting for the lesser of two evils, must be reversed. Christians must stop the back door endorsement of evil. The lesser of two evils is still evil.
In C.S. Lewis' The Last Battle, the last book in the Chronicles of Narnia, the forces of evil are overcoming the world. The noble warrior Roonwit sends a last message to the good king, "to remember that all worlds draw to an end and that noble death is a treasure which no one is too poor to buy." Let us Christians always stay focused on eternity, remembering that winning is not as important as doing the right thing, even in the face of likely defeat.
If you would like to learn more about Ron Paul's candidacy, liberty and peace, I would suggest watching the following three minute YouTube video of Ron Paul speaking in Congress:
http://youtu.be/FqAF-Alc7CM
and pursue the following links:
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/
http://www.meetup.com/Ron-Paul-Meetup-2012/
Every four years, pundits, pollsters and Christians seek out the presidential candidate to whom "evangelical Christians" will flock. In 2000, it was George W. Bush. His personal testimony of faith, solid pro-life stance and campaign based on personal responsibility convinced conservative Christian voters that he was one of us. In 2008, former Arkansas Governor and Baptist Pastor Mike Huckabee, joined on the campaign trail by a born again Chuck Norris, was the natural choice. Huckabee, of course, didn't win the nomination. John McCain, the nominee, firmed up his formerly weak pro-life position and brought Sarah Palin in to smooth over his own less than conservative credentials. Many of us felt that supporting McCain/Palin in the final election was our only choice. Prominent christian leaders, whom we trust, endorsed these candidates. And, many christians, including our pastors, flocked to them as the right choice. But, as a nation are we fulfilling Christ's Greatest Commandment at the voting booth?
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12
Look at the scripture again. Christ said, "in everything" follow the Golden Rule. He told us that this rule was as important as God's revelation through the law and prophesy. As Americans, we consider the right to vote sacred. When voting, we are literally using our individual judgement to choose those who will lead our nation. When performing this act should we not allow scripture to direct us? And, should we not expect our chosen leaders to direct our country in accordance with this Greatest Commandment? We hold that America was at the founding a Christian nation or at least founded upon the concept of liberty in law in accordance with general Christian values. The aforementioned leaders, who have gained the support of Christians, have not proposed to lead our nation in the way which Christ said is God's way for us: treating others the way we wish to be treated. This should concern us.
During the Bush years, we began two wars. No, I have not forgotten 9/11. I have rejected the idea that it was an attack on our freedoms and way of life and come to realize it was an outrageous counter-attack of America's past interventions in the Arab world. Beyond the issue of Just War Theory, these wars are being waged outside of Constitutional requirements. The US Constitution says that the Congress has the authority to declare war, not the president. A declaration of war has not been made since 1942. All of the above "Christian endorsed" candidates supported the prosecution and advancement of these wars which have caused immeasurable suffering by innocents. Our chosen leaders have also all supported a system that provides foreign aid to brutal, oppressive and pagan regimes. Of course we should support the troops. We should support them as Christian soldiers, not foreign crusaders but protectors of all the innocent. We should not allow our leaders to use them as a mercenary force for the interests of nation building, world policing and profit.
All of our chosen leaders have endorsed the corrupt financial system of price inflation that lead to the 2008 financial crisis and is leading to the next even bigger crisis and possible economic collapse. George W. Bush and John McCain even orchestrated and approved the bailouts of the responsible parties in 2008. Many Americans accept the cost of rising prices in groceries, fuel, automobiles, homes and household goods as a natural economic process. The real issue is not that the prices are rising but American dollars are becoming worth less and able to buy less goods which makes prices higher. This is not a natural process but an orchestrated scheme by the US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve (a private banking cartel, not an accountable government agency), which allow the Federal government to spend more money than it collects. The scheme works by increasing the supply of dollars, allowing the government and large private institutions to benefit from the new dollars, leaving the American people with less valuable money. The scheme increases prices of everything, discourages saving, encourages spending and the taking on of personal debt, and makes the purchasing of essentials harder for the poor.
Our leaders have endorsed the current police state consisting of the Patriot Act, which allows search and seizure without court issued warrants; the torture of American citizens; the current homeland security system, which institutionalizes the touching of children that would be considered molestation under any other circumstance; and imprisoning and killing American citizens without a trial as long as they are subjectively labeled enemy combatants. I can't even begin to describe how dangerous these precedents are for Christians. We are a people who have been warned by Christ that in this world we will have trouble and that we will be arrested, persecuted and killed for his sake (John 16:33 and Matthew 24:9).
By choosing the lesser of two evils, Christian voters are endorsing and giving a mandate for immoral war practices, economic servitude and a system of nationalized law enforcement that assumes the guilt of American citizens.
There is one Christian candidate who has made the opposition of these evils his platform. The candidate is a firmly pro-life Obstetrician and Congressman from Texas named Dr. Ron Paul. He ran for president in 2008 and though he had a passionate support base, he was not permitted to participate in all of the debates because he was not considered a mainstream candidate. This may change in 2012. CNN has recently reported, that of all the Republican primary contenders, Ron Paul polls the strongest against President Obama. Christians in 2008 did not flock to Ron Paul like they did to George W. Bush and Mike Huckabee. The presumption is that the lack of Ron Paul's support among Christian voters is driven by his past lack of mainstream media coverage, his radical and steadfast defense of liberty and support for individual freedom and the view that voting for such a principled candidate is a wasted vote.
The lack of media coverage is changing. Ron Paul has become a popular guest in the past two years on cable and financial news networks. He is virtually the only political leader who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, when mainstream economists did not see it coming. He is also warning of an even greater crisis to come due to increasing government expenditures and liabilities, while mainstream economists are heralding a false recovery.
Christian voters must not be afraid of individual freedom and liberty. God created us to be free. We were created with rational minds that are inclined, without his gift of grace, to reject him. It is foundational that as Christians, we allow fellow mankind that same freedom. There is no forced righteousness. And, in order to remain in a legal framework where we are free to worship as we believe and to fulfill the Great Commission, we must allow others to be free in all their endeavors that do not harm the life or property of others. We should not take from others the freedom that God created for all of us and Christ assured on the cross. We must not legislate a false righteousness but pray for mankind and live a worthy life of witness. Individually, we should strive to live by the Golden Rule and choose leaders who will lead our country on the same path in accordance with Christ's example.
Candidates must be judged not by their words but by their past actions. Ron Paul, like Samuel Adams or Patrick Henry, has been a radical and steadfast defender of the principles of liberty and individual freedom. An old Barry Goldwater slogan, "In your heart, you know he's right" has begun to become popular among Dr. Paul's supporters. Search your heart and decide for yourself if a vote for liberty and peace is a "wasted" vote. For the constitution and the rights of man to stand against evil, the slippery slope to tyranny, which is only steepened by voting for the lesser of two evils, must be reversed. Christians must stop the back door endorsement of evil. The lesser of two evils is still evil.
In C.S. Lewis' The Last Battle, the last book in the Chronicles of Narnia, the forces of evil are overcoming the world. The noble warrior Roonwit sends a last message to the good king, "to remember that all worlds draw to an end and that noble death is a treasure which no one is too poor to buy." Let us Christians always stay focused on eternity, remembering that winning is not as important as doing the right thing, even in the face of likely defeat.
If you would like to learn more about Ron Paul's candidacy, liberty and peace, I would suggest watching the following three minute YouTube video of Ron Paul speaking in Congress:
http://youtu.be/FqAF-Alc7CM
and pursue the following links:
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/
http://www.meetup.com/Ron-Paul-Meetup-2012/
Friday, April 29, 2011
Siempre, un Fusil!
I just learned, and committed to memory, a quote made by Emiliano Zapata, who was a prominent figure in the Mexican revolution of 1910, which sought to overthrow a very corrupt government and reclaim the lands that had been given to wealthy associates of the men in power.
"Para ser Libre, un Hombre debe tener tres cosas. La Tierra, una Educacion, y un Fusil. Siempre, un Fusil!"
I find it of great interest that the love of Liberty knows no ethnicity, no time, and no certain place – it is embedded into the human DNA. The right to Freedom is a “Natural Right”, and not the province of mere mortals.
Oh, by the way, the quote is of course Spanish and translates to
“For his Liberty, a man must have three things: the Land (meaning a place of his own), an Education, and a Rifle – Always a Rifle!!"
Trey Dawson
"Para ser Libre, un Hombre debe tener tres cosas. La Tierra, una Educacion, y un Fusil. Siempre, un Fusil!"
I find it of great interest that the love of Liberty knows no ethnicity, no time, and no certain place – it is embedded into the human DNA. The right to Freedom is a “Natural Right”, and not the province of mere mortals.
Oh, by the way, the quote is of course Spanish and translates to
“For his Liberty, a man must have three things: the Land (meaning a place of his own), an Education, and a Rifle – Always a Rifle!!"
Trey Dawson
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
What is your Greatest Fear?
http://durablefaith.com/2011/04/18/what-is-your-greatest-fear/
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Monday, April 11, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704050204576219073867182108.html
Scary isn’t it? Government will not self-police - ever. I learned from a couple men I respect greatly that there is no such thing as “limited government” – it is an oxymoron. There is only self-government, as in each of us governing ourselves. In the words of Thomas Jefferson (before he was seduced by the power of the Presidency). “In matters of power, let us speak no more of the goodness of man, but let him be bound down by the chains of the Constitution”. That dog has slipped its chain long ago and it will take a tremendous effort to get it back into cage where it belongs forever more. Our ancestors died to give us the Freedoms we are now handing over to the government like sheep!
I know a man, a good man, who says that American is now run by, and owned by bureaucrats, and as a contractor, I know he is correct in his assertion.
In Atlas Shrugged, author Ayn Rand said that there are two kinds of people in the world – “producers” and “looters”. These are the terms she used to describe the people who create wealth and the people who do not. In the book, Ayn Rand (a woman well acquainted with the evils of Socialism, having defected from the USSR) delineates America’s decent into Socialism and the logical conclusion of that system of government – collapse and anarchy.
I don’t need to smoke crack to know it will kill me, as there is plenty of evidence upon which to base an intellectual decision, negating any need for a personal “experience”. I don’t need to taste dung to know it tastes badly, as the smell alone is all the proof I require. And, I don’t need to see my country lose its sovereignty to know that Socialism always fails, simply because you will eventually run out of other people’s money to spend.
In the book, just as we are now seeing in America, the producers are eventually outnumbered by the looters. The ugly difference is that in the book, there is a happy ending that American will not enjoy.
Less government is always better than more. Self-reliance is the foundation upon which Liberty must be constructed. When you are afforded the increasingly rare opportunity to vote for or against a new law or a new tax – no matter how many times they use the word “children” or “schools” – just say NO!
PHenry
Scary isn’t it? Government will not self-police - ever. I learned from a couple men I respect greatly that there is no such thing as “limited government” – it is an oxymoron. There is only self-government, as in each of us governing ourselves. In the words of Thomas Jefferson (before he was seduced by the power of the Presidency). “In matters of power, let us speak no more of the goodness of man, but let him be bound down by the chains of the Constitution”. That dog has slipped its chain long ago and it will take a tremendous effort to get it back into cage where it belongs forever more. Our ancestors died to give us the Freedoms we are now handing over to the government like sheep!
I know a man, a good man, who says that American is now run by, and owned by bureaucrats, and as a contractor, I know he is correct in his assertion.
In Atlas Shrugged, author Ayn Rand said that there are two kinds of people in the world – “producers” and “looters”. These are the terms she used to describe the people who create wealth and the people who do not. In the book, Ayn Rand (a woman well acquainted with the evils of Socialism, having defected from the USSR) delineates America’s decent into Socialism and the logical conclusion of that system of government – collapse and anarchy.
I don’t need to smoke crack to know it will kill me, as there is plenty of evidence upon which to base an intellectual decision, negating any need for a personal “experience”. I don’t need to taste dung to know it tastes badly, as the smell alone is all the proof I require. And, I don’t need to see my country lose its sovereignty to know that Socialism always fails, simply because you will eventually run out of other people’s money to spend.
In the book, just as we are now seeing in America, the producers are eventually outnumbered by the looters. The ugly difference is that in the book, there is a happy ending that American will not enjoy.
Less government is always better than more. Self-reliance is the foundation upon which Liberty must be constructed. When you are afforded the increasingly rare opportunity to vote for or against a new law or a new tax – no matter how many times they use the word “children” or “schools” – just say NO!
PHenry
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