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** THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
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Liberalism rejects aggressive war not on philanthropic grounds but from the standpoint of utility. It rejects aggressive war because it regards victory as harmful, and it wants no conquests because it sees them as an unsuitable means for reaching the ultimate goals for which it strives. Not through war and victory but only through work can a nation create the preconditions for the well-being of its members. Conquering nations finally perish, either because they are annihilated by strong ones or because the ruling class is culturally overwhelmed by the subjugated.
– Ludwig von Mises, Nation, State, and Economy ([link removed]) [1919]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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September 12, 2019
Socialism Is Destroying America ([link removed])
Leave it to the progressives (i.e., liberals or leftists) to point out, indirectly, that conservatives and Republicans are as devoted to socialism as leftists are. The point is well made in an article by Tim Butterworth, a former Democratic Party legislator in New Hampshire. The title of the article pretty much says it all: ...
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