Misc
Duty
National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman. John Adams Letter to James Lloyd January 1815
Read MoreI’ve killed everyone, I’m away forever, but I’m feeling better
I remember the first time I saw System of a Down at the Ozzfest in Houston, TX. Hadn’t heard of them before that, and I was a big fan after the show. Turns out I’d never seen this version of the video for the song Sugar until now. The part at the beginning with the…
Read MoreNever Forget
Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial blessings of life, the peaceful enjoyment of liberty, property, religion, and independence. Joseph Story Commentaries…
Read MoreTop Shot
I saw a commercial for the new show Top Shot last night while watching America: The Story of Us last night on the History Channel. Looks pretty good, I need to remember to set the DVR for June 6th… Season Premire: Sunday, June 6th at 10pm/9c In Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Annie Oakley used…
Read MoreHumiliating and Debasing Degradation
Are we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our own defence? Where is the difference between having our arms in our own possession and under our own direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defence be the real object…
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