“First, God created idiots. That was just for practice. Then He created school boards.”
Mark Twain
“What we do today has nothing to do with capitalism or socialism. It is a crony type of system that transfers money to the coffers of bureaucrats.”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“Democracy is doomed to collapse, just as Soviet communism was doomed to collapse.”
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
“I know not what treason is, if sapping and betraying the liberties of a people be not treason.”
Cato
“The more power government has to provide things, the more power it has to dictate terms.”
Sheldon Richman
“In any government bureaucracy, they are not working for you but for the mythical blob called the ‘public sector,’ which is really nothing but a stash of stolen cash divided among the robber class.”
Lew Rockwell
“We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex–but Congress can.”
Cullen Hightower
“If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.”
Thomas Aquinas
Source: The Burning Platform
We’ll definitely have to try this, there’s nothing like fresh ginger.
While it’s true that ginger is a tropical plant, it is possible to grow it outdoors in most climates. The catch is that it can only survive in temperatures 50 degrees Fahrenheit or above. That means that in some parts of the country—like certain areas in Florida, California and Arizona—ginger can be a year-round crop.
But the rest of the U.S. isn’t completely left out in the cold: according to Sher, it is possible to grow ginger is cooler climates—the season is just shorter. In these areas, she says that it’s best to plant ginger after (what appears to be) the last frost of the spring
.Although it takes around eight months for a ginger plant to reach its full potential, in the cooler parts of the country, you can harvest the young ginger after three or four months. Or if you want to keep the party going, just bring the pots in for the winter.
Source: How to Grow Ginger at Home
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“The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts, into a single greater whole.”
Arnold Toynbee
“There is no difference in principle… between the economic philosophy of Nazism, socialism, communism, and fascism and that of the American welfare state and regulated economy.”
Jacob G. Hornberger
“I’ll show you politics in America. Here it is, right here. ‘I think the puppet on the right shares my beliefs.’ ‘I think the puppet on the left is more to my liking.’ ‘Hey, wait a minute, there’s one guy holding out both puppets!’”
Bill Hicks
“What governments call international monetary cooperation is concerted action for the sake of credit expansion.”
Ludwig von Mises
Source: The Burning Platform
“My old man claimed that the more complicated the law the more opportunity for scoundrels.”
Robert A. Heinlein
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.”
Kurt Vonnegut
“Countries which enjoy the highest level of peace, happiness and prosperity are the ones where the law least interfered with private affairs.”
Frédéric Bastiat
“Drop out of school before your mind rots from exposure to our mediocre educational system.”
Frank Zappa
Source: The Burning Platform
It’s a rare snow day here at the ranch. After above average temperatures just a week ago, we’re now cold and dreary with big snowflakes falling.
We do need the moisture, as it has been months without any serious rain. The last couple of days have seen scattered showers, and todays’ cooler temps are leading to a gorgeous winter wonderland.
and the Javelina got into the act…
Update :
But wait, there’s more!
“The State is the coldest of all cold monsters.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Being allowed to choose between the political “left” and the political “right” provides the people with exactly as much power and freedom as allowing them to choose between death by hanging and death by firing squad.”
Larken Rose
“All governments are in equal measure good and evil. The best ideal is anarchy.”
Leo Tolstoy
“Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.”
Cornelius Tacitus
Source: The Burning Platform
As we all await the final results of electoral voting, and wonder what the year brings, one thing is certain: government will continue its’ relentless overreach into our lives, our livelihoods, and endless disdain for our constitution.
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Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. Matthew 12:25
Yrma & I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year 2021. It’s all going to be OK…
“You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.”
William J. H. Boetcker
“The welfare state is a bribe to stop us from overthrowing the government.”
Scott Horton
“The peasant wants only to be left alone to prosper in peace.”
Niccolo Machiavelli
“The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.”
Ai Weiwei
Source: The Burning Platform
“A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is statistics.”
Josef Stalin
“It is a dangerous notion that we need a government to protect us from ourselves.”
Ron Paul
“The man who puts all the guns and all the decision-making power into the hands of the central government and then says, ‘Limit yourself’; it is he who is truly the impractical utopian.”
Murray Rothbard
“The most revolutionary thing you can do is get to know your neighbors.”
Karl Hess
Source: The Burning Platform
