Liberals believe government should take people's earnings to give to poor people. Conservatives disagree. They think government should confiscate people's earnings and give them to farmers and insolvent banks. The compelling issue to both conservatives and liberals is not whether it is legitimate for government to confiscate one's property to give to another, the debate is over the disposition of the pillage. – Walter Williams
Taking somebody's money without permission is stealing, unless you work for the IRS; then it's taxation. Killing people en masse is homicidal mania, unless you work for the Army; then it's National Defense. Spying on your neighbors is invasion of privacy, unless you work for the FBI; then it's National Security. Running a whorehouse makes you a pimp and poisoning people makes you a murderer, unless you work for the CIA; then it's counter-intelligence. – Robert Anton Wilson
Government, in it's last analysis, is organized force. – Woodrow Wilson
Psalm 22:27-28: “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he ruleth among the nations.”
4 comments:
We need protection from our protectors.
Another set of home runs Reverend.
Not only are these statements ringing true, they are ringing true today, even though they were stated decades (!!) ago.
Not sure if that makes me glad that people really don't change much over time, or if that fact scares the everlovin' crap outta me...
Guess the best answer is to keep praying for the Almighty to help and guide our leaders as well as "we the people".
WSF, well did the Romans ask "who will watch the watchmen?" It appears that no one is watching them; only watching us.
Thank you, TB.
Suz, I can only agree. We truly live in the beginnings of those perilous times which the Apostle Paul prophesied.
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