Posted on 06/13/2006 11:55:52 AM PDT by Marxbites
See my links above for who and how this all came about!
Envious Progressives copied it directly from the euro-facist/socialists they publicly admired for the good jobs ruling their countries they were doing, like the Kaiser, Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini, the last three publicly expressing their respect for FDR & Churchill.
Stalin remarked upon FDR's death: "there goes my man in Washington".
My first thought too.
See the links I just posted - you'll like em.
I would like to think that thoughtful men, whether in business or not, would lead their communities away from socialist beliefs, but I'm afraid that every nation must work through its own socialist delusions before abandoning them when their society lies in ruins.
We humans do not learn from anyone's history but our own.
Libertarians ruin their message by the soical crap they try to force down people's throats.
Central Market is what HEB would be if it were in a gentrified neighborhood. (The same company owns both.)
Truth be told, I've been surprised at the wonderful variety of wine that's available, both at Central Market and at the larger HEBs around town.
And the cheese selection at Central Market cannot be beat, unless you want to schlep downtown to Spec's, Houston's cheese mecca!
I'd love to know where the original 45k came from.
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Here's the link to the Liberty article. It seems he did read AS, along with a ton of other free-market books:
I stumbled into reading Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, Ayn Rand — I read all of them. I said to myself, "Wow, this all makes sense. This is how the world really works. This is incredible." Then I became Laissez Faire Books' best customer for the next five years. I think I read every book in their catalog. If any of you in the audience have written books, I have probably read them....you'll have to read the article to find out. :-) I haven't read most of it yet - I printed it out for me & hubby to peruse tonight. It seems he's one of those aging-hippie libertarians many of us former LP'ers knew & loved. (Granted, he's an aging hippie libertarian who's the CEO of a $5 billion company, LOL!)...
How many of you have read Ayn Rand? How many of you have been influenced by her? "Atlas Shrugged" remains one of the five greatest novels I have ever read. Who can ever forget characters like Dagny Taggart, Hank Rearden, Francisco d'Anconia, from "Atlas Shrugged," as well as Howard Roark in "The Fountainhead"? These characters all demonstrated tremendous passions and drive, backed by high self-esteem. Each one inspired this young entrepreneur. I wanted to be just like those heroic characters in "Atlas Shrugged."
However, despite her literary greatness and many positive contributions to the freedom movement, I believe that Rand has also harmed the movement. How? She was overly...
Anyway, this paragraph is truly inspiring:
What I love most about the freedom movement are the ideas of voluntary cooperation and spontaneous order when channeled through free markets, leading to the continuous evolution and progress of humanity. I believe that individual freedom in free markets, when combined with property rights through rule of law and ethical democratic government, results in societies that maximize prosperity and establish conditions that promote human happiness and well-being.
. I read all those authors in my youth (good stuff). But the person that had the biggest impact on my thinking was Barry Goldwater (senator Arizona).
Interesting article. I knew nothing about the man, but I sure love his Whole Foods stores.
*blowing him a kiss*
i'm SO on this! I just spent a year's salary there a few days ago....
Mises BUMP!
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Which crap would that be that is not aligned with the founder's constitution of liberty, and as limited a govt as possible consistent with the protection of our pre-existing rights we empowered govt to protect as it's sole purpose and only reason for being?
And what did Goldwater say about establishment govt and the influence the CFR has within it?
Col House it's founder was a socialist, who wrote a very telling little novel "Philip Dru, Administrator".
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