Archives for: August 2011
Frederic Bastiat - Property and Plunder
by gary on Aug.19, 2011, under Government, History
Property and Plunder Frédéric Bastiat
(Excerpted from Bastiat's "The Law", published in 1850) - Man can live and satisfy his wants only by ceaseless labor; by the ceaseless application of his faculties to natural resources. This process is the origin o… more »
Framers Debate Rules For Naturalization
by gary on Aug.19, 2011, under Background, Government, History
From Mike Church - This is the debate held in committee of the whole on the qualifications for holding office in the new federal government. The Framers took great care to discuss the influence that foreigners could weild if they were not careful. I ori… more »
John Adams Thougths on Government
by gary on Aug.19, 2011, under Government, History
JOHN ADAMS
"THOUGHTS ON GOVERNMENT"
Adams wrote this letter to Declaration of Independence signer William Hooper of North Carolina. He also transcribed this out by hand to William Penn and R.H. Lee of Virginia. Lee would circulate the contents and ide… more »
Lincoln's Letter to Horace Greeley
by gary on Aug.19, 2011, under Background, Leadership, Government
Lincoln's Letter to Horace Greeley
Executive Mansion, Washington, August 22, 1862. Hon. Horace Greeley: Dear Sir. I have just read yours of the 19th. addressed to myself through the New-York Tribune. If there be in it any statements, or assumptions o… more »
Virginia Resolution of 1798
by gary on Aug.19, 2011, under Background, Legislations, Government, History
Virginia Resolution of 1798 RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of Virginia, doth unequivocably express a firm resolution to maintain and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of this State, against every aggression either… more »
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