Collectivism and freedom are mortal enemies. Only one will survive

There is no time in American history in which there was more economic conflict between segments of the population than there was prior to the Civil War.

Financial dependence on the state is the foundation of modern serfdom.

Converting the war into an antislavery crusade was a brilliant move on Lincoln's part, and it resulted in a surge of voluntary recruits into the Union army. But this did not last. Northerners may have disapproved of slavery in the South but, once the bloodletting began in earnest, their willingness to die for that conviction began to wane. [...] Lincoln faced the embarrassing reality that he soon would have no army to carry on the crusade.

To cover the fact that a central bank is merely a cartel which has been legalized, its proponents had to lay down a thick smoke screen of technical jargon focusing always on how it would supposedly benefit commerce, the public, and the nation... there was not the slightest glimmer that underneath it all, was a master plan which was designed from top to bottom to serve private interests at the expense of the public... the system is merely a cartel with a government facade.

When the Goths are at the gates, forming study groups and praying for deliverance is not effective defense.

Life is hollow without health and freedom. To seek one while ignoring the other is folly.