Freedom
Democracy
Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. John Adams Letter to John Taylor April 15, 1814
Read MoreI Would Rather
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson Letter to Archibald Stewart December 23, 1791
Read More“Quit bringing up the Constitution”
“Quit bringing up the Constitution.” Houston County, Minnesota Commissioner Tom Bjerke “I know we’ve sworn to uphold the Constitution but it is an old document; times have changed.†Houston County, Minnesota Commissioner Tom Bjerke Both quotes come from a disturbing article by Jessica Zummo of The Revered Review. Read the article in its entirety at…
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If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and…
Read MoreDecember 7, 1941
Seventy years ago today Pearl Harbor was attacked, causing us to formally join the fight in World War II. Take a moment today to thank a member of the US Armed Forces.
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