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"Socialism is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings."
– Ludwig von Mises
– Ludwig von Mises
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"Socialism is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings."
– Ludwig von Mises
– Ludwig von Mises
"Every step we take towards making the State our Caretaker of our lives, by that much we move toward making the State our Master."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
February 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
"Every step we take towards making the State our Caretaker of our lives, by that much we move toward making the State our Master."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way."
– Viktor Frankl
– Viktor Frankl
February 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way."
– Viktor Frankl
– Viktor Frankl
"One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results."
– Milton Friedman
– Milton Friedman
February 5, 2026 at 12:09 PM
"One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results."
– Milton Friedman
– Milton Friedman
On Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected as president of the United States by the Electoral College. He was inaugurated on April 30, 1789.
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
– George Washington
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
– George Washington
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
On Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected as president of the United States by the Electoral College. He was inaugurated on April 30, 1789.
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
– George Washington
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
– George Washington
"The contest, for ages, has been to rescue Liberty from the grasp of executive power."
– Daniel Webster
– Daniel Webster
February 3, 2026 at 12:04 PM
"The contest, for ages, has been to rescue Liberty from the grasp of executive power."
– Daniel Webster
– Daniel Webster
"The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin."
– Mark Twain
– Mark Twain
February 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
"The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin."
– Mark Twain
– Mark Twain
"Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power—power sufficient to interfere with property."
– John Dalberg-Acton, Lord Acton
– John Dalberg-Acton, Lord Acton
January 30, 2026 at 12:09 PM
"Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power—power sufficient to interfere with property."
– John Dalberg-Acton, Lord Acton
– John Dalberg-Acton, Lord Acton
"Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government."
– Milton Friedman
– Milton Friedman
January 29, 2026 at 12:08 PM
"Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government."
– Milton Friedman
– Milton Friedman
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven astronauts were killed.
"The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we'll continue to follow them." – Ronald Reagan
"The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we'll continue to follow them." – Ronald Reagan
January 28, 2026 at 12:11 PM
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven astronauts were killed.
"The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we'll continue to follow them." – Ronald Reagan
"The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we'll continue to follow them." – Ronald Reagan
"The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right."
– James Madison
– James Madison
January 26, 2026 at 3:14 PM
"The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right."
– James Madison
– James Madison
"Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 PM
"Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Liberty is not provided by government. Liberty pre-exists government."
– Don Willett
– Don Willett
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"Liberty is not provided by government. Liberty pre-exists government."
– Don Willett
– Don Willett
"The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried."
– G.K. Chesterton
– G.K. Chesterton
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
"The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried."
– G.K. Chesterton
– G.K. Chesterton
"If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free!" – P.J. O'Rourke
January 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
"If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free!" – P.J. O'Rourke
"Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood."
– William Howard Taft
– William Howard Taft
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
"Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood."
– William Howard Taft
– William Howard Taft
"Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny." – Edmund Burke
January 13, 2026 at 12:24 PM
"Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny." – Edmund Burke
"If a man's from Texas, he'll tell you. If he's not, why embarrass him by asking?"
– John Gunther
– John Gunther
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
"If a man's from Texas, he'll tell you. If he's not, why embarrass him by asking?"
– John Gunther
– John Gunther
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
– George Washington
– George Washington
January 8, 2026 at 11:58 AM
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
– George Washington
– George Washington
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
– Thomas Edison
– Thomas Edison
January 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
– Thomas Edison
– Thomas Edison
"Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination."
– Thomas Sowell
– Thomas Sowell
December 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination."
– Thomas Sowell
– Thomas Sowell
"Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination."
– Thomas Sowell
– Thomas Sowell
December 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination."
– Thomas Sowell
– Thomas Sowell
"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man."
– Benjamin Franklin
– Benjamin Franklin
December 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man."
– Benjamin Franklin
– Benjamin Franklin
"Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection."
– Winston Churchill
– Winston Churchill
December 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection."
– Winston Churchill
– Winston Churchill
"We should rejoice, leap with joy, when socialist programs fail. Our country is in a mess because bad programs have bad effects. Why should that make us gloomy? Think how depressing it would be if socialism worked."
– H.L. Richardson
– H.L. Richardson
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"We should rejoice, leap with joy, when socialist programs fail. Our country is in a mess because bad programs have bad effects. Why should that make us gloomy? Think how depressing it would be if socialism worked."
– H.L. Richardson
– H.L. Richardson