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There Never Was a Good War or a Bad Peace

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The Part of the Declaration of Independence Politicians Won’t Quote

“All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.” ~ Declaration of Independence This is not something you will hear politicians like Mitt Romney and Barack Obama quote. The Declaration of Independence is an incredible document [...]

We Who Say No to War

“Even when pressed by the demands of inner truth, men do not easily assume the task of opposing their government’s policy, especially in time of war.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. War is the failure of human interaction. So long as people believe that obliterating and aggressively controlling other human beings increases liberty and security, [...]

What Happened to No Taxation Without Representation?

It was in the 1750s when taxation without representation began gaining political steam in the American colonies. The colonists were frustrated by the fact that King George and a powerful British Parliament were able and willing to lay taxes on people who did not have any direct representation of the government. What’s important is that [...]