And thirdly, the FDA occasionally does some genuine public good with whatever energies it has left over after serving the vested political and commercial interest of its first two activities.
G. Edward GriffinThe gates of heaven surely are closed to those who decline to oppose totalitarianism with all their might.
G. Edward GriffinIn the North, the sale of government bonds was the one measure for raising funds that seemed to work. Even that, however, with the lure of compounded interest to be paid in gold at a future date, failed to raise more than about half the needed amount. So the Union faced a real dilemma. The only options remaining were (1) terminate the war or (2) print fiat money. For Lincoln and the Republicans who controlled Congress, the choice was never seriously in doubt.
G. Edward GriffinThe nation's first experiment with the income tax was tried at this time; another violation of the Constitution.
G. Edward GriffinThe information that follows is taken primarily...from government hearings and reports published from various Senate and House committees.
G. Edward GriffinThe past record of man is burdened with accounts of assasinations, secret combines, palace plots and betrayals in war. But in spite of this clear record, an amazing number of people have begun to scoff at the possibility of conspiracy at work today. They dismiss such an idea merely a conspiratorial point of view.
G. Edward Griffin