Liberty's Torch

(a.k.a. Bastion Of Liberty)

"Keep clear of the dupes that talk democracy,
And the dogs that bark revolution.
Drunk with talk, liars and believers.
I believe in my tusks.
Long live freedom and damn the ideologies!"
(Robinson Jeffers)

Showing posts with label authority and responsibility. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Practice Trumps Theory

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Happy Cinco de Mayo to all you Mexicans out there among my Gentle Readers. To the rest: don’t go out for Mexican food tonight. Trust m...

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Monday, March 27, 2017

The Problem Of Irrelevant Perspectives

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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely – John Edward Emmerich Dalberg, a.k.a. Lord Acton The cen...

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Friday, November 11, 2016

Legitimizations

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Once more, with feeling: Opinions Are Like Assholes: Everyone’s Gotta Have One. Trouble is, there are...persons who think – i...

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

“Them”

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[Another oldie from Palace of Reason days. This one comes to mind because of this story from Washington D.C. I’m sure you’ll see the ...

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Monday, June 29, 2015

The Ultimate Manifesto, Part 2: Legislative Irresponsibility

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We saw one inducement to it in Florida, in the chaos after the 2000 presidential balloting. The state legislature had made it a require...

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