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Human Heartedness and Government

Posted on August 4, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that to hold another person to a higher standard of personal conduct than one holds himself is not human hearted. To be “not human hearted” in this way, historically, qualifies a person to hold … Continue reading →

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Thousands of Years of History… Have we Learned Anything?

Posted on June 10, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that when a nation pretends a crime was not committed by a leader because it would have to act… puts that nation in great peril. If a powerful political leader was to commit a … Continue reading →

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Individual Sovereignty

Posted on May 30, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the magnitude of the concept of individual sovereignty is very underappreciated. This is a relatively new philosophy. It was codified into law under the US Constitution only two hundred years ago. One of … Continue reading →

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Education

Posted on March 7, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that we should introduce our children to the capitalist system as soon as possible. Tying effort to earnings. The quickest and most easy way to do this is to pay for grades. The cost … Continue reading →

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Meritocracy

Posted on February 10, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that, as Time Magazine once said, Merit is the only real measure of a man. Most in the USA would agree that merit is a good scalar (yard stick) to measure people. It is … Continue reading →

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Conscription or volunteer?

Posted on January 13, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the question of which system is most just, a volunteer army or a conscripted one is best answered by first asking what is an army for? To seek to find the answer to … Continue reading →

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