by Mike Van Schoiack | Mar 1, 2016 | Founders, Patrick Henry, Quotes
“It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope and pride. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.” Patrick Henry, A passage from the “Give me Liberty or...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Feb 25, 2016 | Debt, Economics, economy, Founders, Government, President, Quotes, Subject, Thomas Jefferson, Topics
“I say, the earth belongs to each of these generations during its course, fully and in its own right. The second generation receives it clear of the debts and incumbrances of the first, the third of the second, and so on. For if the first could charge it with a...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Feb 23, 2016 | Natural Law, Quotes, Religion, Subject
Natural law is “written on our hearts” according to the Bible: “They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them.” Romans 2:15,...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Apr 30, 2015 | Ben Franklin, Founders, Freedom, Quotes, Subject
“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.” Benjamin Franklin, Letter to the Abbes Chalut and Arnoux, 1787
by Mike Van Schoiack | Apr 14, 2015 | Adam Smith, Economics, Philosophers, Quotes
“The produce of the soil maintains at all times nearly that number of inhabitants which it is capable of maintaining. The rich only select from the heap what is most precious and agreeable. They consume little more than the poor, and in spite of their natural...
