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“The Civil War was about a lot of things, but the core of it was slavery. That was the original sin.”

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John Fund, born on April 8, 1957, is a seasoned American journalist known for his in-depth reporting on politics and economics. He has held prominent positions in several well-known media organizations. more

“There have been brilliant satires about the tax bureaucracy before, from the Beatles song ‘The Taxman’ to the film ‘Harry’s War,’ but in some ways Jim Greenfield’s The Taxman Cometh outdoes them all. His tale of a little guy who can’t take it anymore is both compelling and timely, given the tax scandals we read about in Washington almost every day.”

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Author:John Fund

“As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to eliminate the elderly and infirm to 'free up' more money for the 'fit' and those who contribute more than they take from society.”

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Author:Cal Thomas

“America's most dangerous diseases have developed an immunity to politics. We suffer not from a failure of political organization or power, but a failure of love.”

America Political Suffering Politics Dangerous Disease Organization Immunity

Book:The Wit & Wisdom of Cal Thomas

Source: The Wit & Wisdom of Cal Thomas

“No power on earth is greater than a mind and soul reawakened. Our Constitution begins we the people, not us the government.”

People Mind Soul Government Earth Power Greater Constitution

Author:Cal Thomas

“If life is not a continuum, from conception to natural death, then all of us are potential victims if we fall out of favor with a ruling elite.”

Ifs Life Is Fall Natural Victim Favors Conception Elites Ruling Continuum Natural Death

Author:Cal Thomas

“If the pro abortionists were not in control of the press, I am convinced that not only would the debate on abortion be over by now (have we really even had a national debate?), but the Pro-Life side would be victorious because we would have seen the pictures every night on television of what is taking place behind the doors of the abortion clinics and hospitals.”

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Book:Uncommon Sense: A Layman's Briefing Book on the Issues

Source: Uncommon Sense: A Layman's Briefing Book on the Issues

“Along with the GI Bill, which educated and housed Eisenhower's fellow veterans, the Interstate System has proved to be by far the most important economic-development strategy of the federal government.”

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Author:David S. Broder

“Schools learned long ago that the way to keep children from thinking is to keep them busy.”

Thinking Way Children Long School Busy Long Ago

Book:School is dead: an essay on alternatives in education

Source: School is dead: an essay on alternatives in education

“Whyte's work remains a living and usable handbook for improving our cities, our countryside, and our lives.”

Cities Our Lives Remains Improving Countryside

Author:Nathan Glazer

“The Spirit of Cities presents a new approach to the study of cities in which the focus is placed on a city's defining ethos or values. The style of the book is attractively conversational and even autobiographical, and far from current social science positivism. For a lover of cities--and perhaps even for one who is not--The Spirit of Cities is consistently good reading.”

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Author:Nathan Glazer

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