AB-Prosper

“The course of history has shown that as government grows, liberty decreases” -
Thomas Jefferson.

This is an interesting article on the U.K. perspective on this issue but I’d like to chime in with my opinion.
The fact is push comes to shove liberty and human rights are what you are fighting for. Not security because flatly folks ,there is no security. Everybodies going to die someday. if not today […]

“The jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.”
George Washington 1796
Back in those days he was speaking about the various and sundry monarchies that were the main threat to our nation. Today we need […]

No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into it.
Some wise words just in case Obama or McCain doesn’t prove to be everything we could want.

Information is the currency of democracy.
With the internet, so long as we can keep it we are all richer by the day. If and only if we use that wealthy often and wisely.

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
I am seeing this now. The Land of the Free is slowly but surely becoming the USSA, United Secure States of America. If we don’t act and vote these […]

You can find some of these at Brainy Quote, the best quote site I’ve ever seen.
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
That what to be happening now, witness the torture of our captives.
Unfortunately our Congress is paralyzed with cowardice and complicit by […]

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
Well we did get that one right. Unfortunately.

#3 Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
Given how our parsimonious welfare system compares to that of Western Europe, our lack of national health care and the fact that we allow any of our mentally ill country men and […]

You know, the guy — 1st President, on the dollar bill. The big guy.
#1
The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.
I don’t recall much deliberation on the matter. […]