by Mike Van Schoiack | Jun 26, 2013 | Freedom, Government, New, Quotes
In 1916, a minister and outspoken advocate for Liberty, William J. H. Boetcker, published a pamphlet entitled “The Ten Cannots”: You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Jun 26, 2013 | Archive, Courts, Founders, President, Quotes, Subject, Thomas Jefferson
“At the establishment of our constitutions, the judiciary bodies were supposed to be the most helpless and harmless members of the government. Experience, however, soon showed in what way they were to become the most dangerous; that the insufficiency of the...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Apr 16, 2013 | Constitution, Economics, economy, Education, education, government, Government, Topics, Videos
This is the Intro video for the Fiscal Cliff post. It defines the two ways the “Fiscal Cliff” phrase is used, what it is, and the impact it will have on our country if we do not change course. Future videos related to this subject that are being considered...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Mar 18, 2013 | Archive, Cicero, Natural Law, Philosophers, Quotes
“True Law (which he had defined as Natural Law) is right reason in agreement with nature: it is of universal application, unchanging and ever lasting; it summons to duty by its commands, and averts from wrongdoing by its prohibitions. It is a sin to try to alter...
by Mike Van Schoiack | Mar 18, 2013 | Archive, Founders, Quotes, Thomas Paine
“Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.” Thomas Paine
by Mike Van Schoiack | Mar 18, 2013 | Archive, Founders, Freedom, Quotes, Thomas Paine
“To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.” Thomas Paine
