tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post6240744446975856732..comments2023-11-03T04:54:28.663-07:00Comments on Reason Reigns: Freedom Fighters: UNCOMMON Farmers and a Nail-makerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-37529685342442464952012-06-03T19:50:20.162-07:002012-06-03T19:50:20.162-07:00By the time Thomas Jefferson was six, he had read ...By the time Thomas Jefferson was six, he had read most of the books in his father’s library. At age 22, he passed the bar. When he was 26 years old, chosen for the first time to be a member of a legislature, he submitted a bill for the EMANCIPATION of ALL slaves. As a lawyer in 1770, age 27, Jefferson defended a slave, saying: "Under the law of nature, all men are born free." He wrote the Declaration of Independence at age 33.<br /><br />While abolishing ALL excise taxes<br />Including the whiskey tax<br />In the first year of his first presidency,<br />While engaging in the Barbary War<br />Within two months of his first presidency,<br />And then spending $15 million<br />In the Louisiana Purchase<br />To double the then size of the USA,<br />Jefferson reduced the national debt<br />From $83 million to $57 million.<br /><br />Jefferson was first elected into public office when he was 26 years old. In early 1809, when he finished his second term as president, he was almost 66. He said, "I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty."<br /><br />Jefferson served the cause of freedom and his country during his prime and for forty years. After which, he pursued science and natural history through research, experimentation, and invention, he continued in his post as the elected president of the American Philosophical Society until 1815, and he founded the University of Virginia. Jefferson designed all of its campus buildings, set up its curriculum, and selected its faculty. The University is notable in U.S. history for being the first educational institution to offer academic programs in disciplines such as astronomy, botany, and philosophy. Its School of Engineering and Applied Science was the first engineering school in the United States to be part of a comprehensive university. In the University of Virginia, Jefferson implemented his vision that education should be completely separate from religious doctrine.<br /><br />The most touching is when Jefferson became a nail-maker: "On returning home after an absence of ten years, I found my farms so much deranged that I saw evidently they would be a burden to me instead of a support till I could regenerate them; & consequently that it was necessary for me to find some other resource in the meantime." <br /><br />http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/P/tj3/writings/brf/jefl112.htmIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-10098853496780240132012-06-03T19:39:17.147-07:002012-06-03T19:39:17.147-07:00The Letters of Thomas Jefferson: 1743-1826
A NAIL-...The Letters of Thomas Jefferson: 1743-1826<br />A NAIL-MAKER<br /><br />http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/P/tj3/writings/brf/jefl112.htmIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-42833689594219665522012-04-15T03:52:19.824-07:002012-04-15T03:52:19.824-07:00Hayek "regarded any attempt by government to ...Hayek "regarded any attempt by government to redistribute income or capital as an unacceptable intrusion upon individual freedom: 'the principle of distributive justice, once introduced, would not be fulfilled until the whole of society was organized in accordance with it. This would produce a kind of society which in all essential respects would be the opposite of a free society."<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_HayekIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-80071730790268148912012-04-15T03:37:43.971-07:002012-04-15T03:37:43.971-07:00Why I Am Not a Conservative
By Nobel laureate F. ...Why I Am Not a Conservative <br />By Nobel laureate F. A. Hayek<br /><br />"The conservative does not object to coercion or arbitrary power so long as it is used for what he regards as the right purposes. He believes that if government is in the hands of decent men, it ought not to be too much restricted by rigid rules. Since he is essentially opportunist and lacks principles, his main hope must be that the wise and the good will rule - not merely by example, as we all must wish, but by authority given to them and enforced by them. Like the socialist, he is less concerned with the problem of how the powers of government should be limited than with that of who wields them; and, like the socialist, he regards himself as entitled to force the value he holds on other people." - F. A. Hayek<br /><br />http://www.cato.org/pubs/articles/hayek-why-i-am-not-conservative.pdfIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-61969643192621085992012-04-15T03:16:49.074-07:002012-04-15T03:16:49.074-07:00Socialists: Adults demanding to be BABYSAT. Social...Socialists: Adults demanding to be BABYSAT. Socialism: Trafficking in government-extorted property.<br /><br />From Royal Serf: “Sir, I have a hundred British pounds in my wallet. If I don’t share it with you, I am not infringing your rights. No one ...has a right to it except me. A law mandating its disposition is a stick-up. A government could call it taxation or nationalization, but any honest man recognizes its nature: it is legalized armed robbery. Honesty shines light on the fact that as it is a crime for an individual to rob or loot, it is a crime for a government to expropriate the property of any of its citizens.”<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=372999666063904&set=o.131108966977169&type=1&theaterIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-40392336709763923912012-03-25T07:13:23.022-07:002012-03-25T07:13:23.022-07:00As governor with an 85% Democratic legislature, dr...As governor with an 85% Democratic legislature, drawing $1 annual salary for 4 years, Romney cut taxes 19 times, turning a $3B deficit into a $2B suplus. As president, he will cut taxes, balance the budget, and pay down the netional debt. That means cutting spending.<br /><br />@8:55 "... across the board 20% rate cut for every American. I'll also repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax [AMT] and we will abolish, finally, the death tax. [Obama] has now proposed raising taxes on small businesses and job creators. I am gonna lower those taxes. I will also lower the corporate rate to larger businesses to 25%. I'll make the R&D [research & development] tax credit permanent to foster innovation. I'm gonna end the repatration tax to return investment back to our shores... Let's finally have a tax plan that puts Americans back to work." <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzY8ppsAIdQIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-11797464231211287372012-03-22T04:13:18.773-07:002012-03-22T04:13:18.773-07:00“Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. A...“Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” - Thomas Jefferson <br /><br />Mitt Romney chose a noble profession, Private Equity, which finances start-ups or struggling companies, where only reason and persuasion can be used. Frugal and proficient, he was extraordinarily successful. <br /><br />Romney is a serial deficit eradicator and surplus creator. At the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he inherited a $370 million deficit. He left behind a $100 million surplus, contributing $1 million of his own money, & drawing no salary for 3 years. As MA governor with an 85% Democratic legislature, Romney faced an immediate $650 million shortfall & a projected $3 billion deficit for the next year. Romney erased the deficit and created a 2 billion surplus while cutting taxes 19 times. He drew a salary of $1 a year.<br /><br />Thomas Jefferson said, “I, however, place economy among the first & most important REPUBLICAN virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared…. I consider the fortunes of our republic as depending, in an eminent degree, on the extinguishment of the public debt." As president, his party abolished ALL excise taxes and reduced the government debt from $83 million to $57 million, while spending $15 million to double the then size of the USA.<br /><br />By his actions, Mitt Romney is a JEFFERSONIAN. <br /><br />http://mittromneycentral.com/2012/03/20/mitt-romney-delivers-remarks-in-chicago-%e2%80%9cthe-freedom-to-dream%e2%80%9d/Ilyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-41312783088758640692012-03-22T02:51:15.058-07:002012-03-22T02:51:15.058-07:00Socialists: Adults demanding to be BABYSAT.
To a ...Socialists: Adults demanding to be BABYSAT.<br /><br />To a woman who said, " You are all for freedom and the pursuit of happiness... what makes me happy [is] free birth control," Romney responded @ 1:59, "If you are looking for free stuff you don't have to pay for, vote for the other guy. That's what he's all about. That's not what I'm about."<br /><br />http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/03/21/oreilly_romney_has_drawn_a_sharp_contrast_between_him__obama.htmlIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-10164858871982422522012-03-21T19:21:12.428-07:002012-03-21T19:21:12.428-07:00Mitt Romney - Born Free
http://www.youtube.com/w...Mitt Romney - Born Free <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJaZC4wZUA&feature=youtu.beIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-21331126928633042452012-03-21T19:08:04.948-07:002012-03-21T19:08:04.948-07:00The Love Story Continues
http://www.youtube.com/...The Love Story Continues <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RaaCFDMrPA&feature=player_embeddedIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-32229118617176910612012-03-21T02:33:01.027-07:002012-03-21T02:33:01.027-07:00Mitt Pic -
http://www.facebook.com/mittromney#!/p...Mitt Pic -<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/mittromney#!/photo.php?fbid=3561601886531&set=a.1387488495055.55387.1467348903&type=1&theaterIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-60657515861205058662012-03-21T02:18:33.993-07:002012-03-21T02:18:33.993-07:00Mitt Romney Delivers Remarks in Chicago: “The Free...Mitt Romney Delivers Remarks in Chicago: “The Freedom To Dream”<br /><br />Glorious speech.<br /><br />http://mittromneycentral.com/2012/03/20/mitt-romney-delivers-remarks-in-chicago-%e2%80%9cthe-freedom-to-dream%e2%80%9d/Ilyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-9906460418665826392012-03-21T02:10:37.587-07:002012-03-21T02:10:37.587-07:00Beautiful Mitt pic -
http://www.facebook.com/mitt...Beautiful Mitt pic -<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/mittromney#!/photo.php?fbid=10151412847325352&set=p.10151412847325352&type=1&theaterIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-87948566158589490582012-03-21T02:09:33.513-07:002012-03-21T02:09:33.513-07:00Illinois victory speech -
http://www.c-span.org/f...Illinois victory speech -<br /><br />http://www.c-span.org/flvPop.aspx?src=archive/c12/c12_032012_romney.flv&msg=You+are+watching+the+C-SPAN+Networks&start=3.265&end=-1Ilyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-10440662231996930612012-03-06T01:28:34.794-08:002012-03-06T01:28:34.794-08:00Mitt Romney: Restoring the American Promise
http...Mitt Romney: Restoring the American Promise <br /><br />http://www.cnbc.com/id/46628167/Ilyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-7475922704511899262012-03-05T01:43:41.776-08:002012-03-05T01:43:41.776-08:00Honest political ads are a noble PUBLIC SERVICE. “...Honest political ads are a noble PUBLIC SERVICE. “Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.... The spread of information [has] its effect towards supporting free and good government.... All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” - Thomas Jefferson <br /><br />"Be not intimidated... nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency. These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice." - John Adams <br /><br />"Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; that is your oath." - Knight's Oath, Kingdom of Heaven <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dUj6nOcQdw&feature=player_embeddedIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886353283832358677.post-67907022719602054252012-03-05T01:41:13.221-08:002012-03-05T01:41:13.221-08:00"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for ..."All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=244100099015757&id=1346466773&ref=notif&notif_t=like#!/photo.php?fbid=389418734417422&set=p.389418734417422&type=1&theaterIlyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361065075979697054noreply@blogger.com