
by Steve Herrick, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Continuing from Part III "Which government is the best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves." - Goethe "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker "The government of an exclusive company of merchants ... keep reading
Written by Steve Herrick in May 2007, about Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Weather

by Steve Herrick, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Continuing from Part II "Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate." - Bertrand Russell "Labor is prior to ... keep reading
Written by Steve Herrick in May 2007, about Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Weather (1 comment)

by Steve Herrick, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Continuing from Part I "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries." - Winston Churchill "The rich get richer / The poor get the picture" - Midnight Oil If you give me a ... keep reading
Written by Steve Herrick in May 2007, about Politics & Government, Weather

by Steve Herrick, Madison, Wisconsin, USA "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’, because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it ... keep reading
Written by Steve Herrick in May 2007, about Politics & Government, Weather