I ran this last year on the 4th and decided to repost with last years comments because they were so good.
The back and forth between Jersey McJones and Bastiatarian is classic. Bastiatarian plays Socrates to Jersey's ignorant, id-driven Glaucon, and thoroughly schools him on natural rights. It is a mini-tutorial on the philosophy of our founders
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That
to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the governed..."
(www.Archives.gov)
That was a bold and singular statement back in 1776, and the outcome was uncertain. Unfortunately, those words are just as controversial today. But our fate is not sealed. We can make these words ring true again.
Happy Independence Day!
(www.Archives.gov)
That was a bold and singular statement back in 1776, and the outcome was uncertain. Unfortunately, those words are just as controversial today. But our fate is not sealed. We can make these words ring true again.
Happy Independence Day!
