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Paine warned that complacency endangers liberty, and that only when freedom is threatened do people discover whether they are willing to defend it.
Many people today think that nationalism and alliances cannot go together. But American history shows the opposite.
We all have a role to play in enhancing common sense, responsible liberty, property rights, reasonable laws, and national security.
Despite their bitter parting, Hamilton and George Washington reconciled and became close allies, renewing one of the greatest alliances in American history.
From technocrats to central planners, the temptation to engineer society persists. Adam Smith saw the dangers clearly.
Are we witnessing the beginning of a long-term technological revolution or the formation of another dangerous market bubble?
Evil’s most reliable allies are not hatred or malice, but weakness, fear, and conformity—the silent forces authorities use to marshal obedience.
Even in free societies, “the most intelligent and independent people cannot entirely escape [the] influence” of state propaganda.
