1216: Vince Vaughn – I was Blown Away to Learn About the Federal Reserve

I was really blown away when I learned that the Federal Reserve was private and that the government had no kind of oversight over it. That's what led me to learn about FDR's confiscation of gold and Nixon taking us off the Gold Standard and it was really mind blowing.
—Vince Vaughn (Tom Woods Show Ep. 1470)Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.58MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 223KB
I was really blown away when I learned that the Federal Reserve was private and that the government had no kind of oversight over it. That's what led me to learn about FDR's confiscation of gold and Nixon taking us off the Gold Standard and it was really mind blowing.
—Vince Vaughn (Tom Woods Show Ep. 1470)Download Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.51MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 285KB

I was really blown away when I learned that the Federal Reserve was private and that the government had no kind of oversight over it. That’s what led me to learn about FDR’s confiscation of gold and Nixon taking us off the Gold Standard and it was really mind blowing.
—Vince Vaughn (Tom Woods Show Ep. 1470)

1215: Vince Vaughn – Governments Claim to Protect Us

Governments claim to write laws to protect us. A law for this, a law for that. But are they working? I don’t think so. ―Vince VaughnDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.77MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 254KB
Governments claim to write laws to protect us. A law for this, a law for that. But are they working? I don’t think so. ―Vince VaughnDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 5.29MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 324KB

Governments claim to write laws to protect us. A law for this, a law for that. But are they working? I don’t think so. ―Vince Vaughn

1214: Lord Acton – Liberty is the Prevention of Control by Others

Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control, education, knowledge, and well-being. —Lord ActonDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.31MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 210KB
Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control, education, knowledge, and well-being. —Lord ActonDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.77MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 273KB

Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control, education, knowledge, and well-being. —Lord Acton

1213: Michael Malice – The Illusion of Choice

People will say with a straight face that having one choice for dear leader is tyranny – but having two is freedom. ―Michael MaliceDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 4.23MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 202KB
People will say with a straight face that having one choice for dear leader is tyranny – but having two is freedom. ―Michael MaliceDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 5.85MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 281KB

People will say with a straight face that having one choice for dear leader is tyranny – but having two is freedom. ―Michael Malice

1212: Martin Luther King – There Comes a Time When Silence is Betrayal

There comes a time when silence is betrayal. There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right. In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. —Martin Luther KingDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 1.74MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 190KB
There comes a time when silence is betrayal. There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right. In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. —Martin Luther KingDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 2.30MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 236KB

There comes a time when silence is betrayal. There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right. In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. —Martin Luther King

1211: Ludwig von Mises – Economics Deals with Fundamental Problems

Economics deals with society's fundamental problems; it concerns everyone and belongs to all. It is the main and proper study of every citizen. —Ludwig von MisesDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.47MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 213KB
Economics deals with society's fundamental problems; it concerns everyone and belongs to all. It is the main and proper study of every citizen. —Ludwig von MisesDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.43MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 284KB

Economics deals with society’s fundamental problems; it concerns everyone and belongs to all. It is the main and proper study of every citizen. —Ludwig von Mises

1210: Milton Friedman – Nothing Holds a Candle to the Free Enterprise System

The record of history is absolutely crystal clear. There is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system. —Milton FriedmanDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 4.95MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 276KB
The record of history is absolutely crystal clear. There is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system. —Milton FriedmanDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 6.36MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 332KB

The record of history is absolutely crystal clear. There is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system. —Milton Friedman

1209: Frederick Douglass – Freedom of Speech is the Dread of Tyrants

Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. —Frederick DouglassDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.32MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 202KB
Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. —Frederick DouglassDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.38MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 270KB

Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. —Frederick Douglass

1208: Jack Lloyd – Theft and Murder are called “Public Policy”

When a gang member steals, it is called theft. When the mafia calls a hit, it is called murder. When a politician orders the same, it is called “Public Policy” —Jack LloydDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 9.51MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 347KB
When a gang member steals, it is called theft. When the mafia calls a hit, it is called murder. When a politician orders the same, it is called “Public Policy” —Jack LloydDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 12.02MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 462KB

When a gang member steals, it is called theft. When the mafia calls a hit, it is called murder. When a politician orders the same, it is called “Public Policy” —Jack Lloyd

1207: Tim Pool – Ron Paul Wants to Leave Me Alone

I remember the Ron Paul era and I didn't agree with a lot of his moral positions. But I did agree with him saying he wants to leave me alone.
I'll take the guy who's gonna leave me alone. Because we can disagree on everything, but then he agrees to leave me alone. I think that's great. —Tim PoolDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.38MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 250KB
I remember the Ron Paul era and I didn't agree with a lot of his moral positions. But I did agree with him saying he wants to leave me alone.
I'll take the guy who's gonna leave me alone. Because we can disagree on everything, but then he agrees to leave me alone. I think that's great. —Tim PoolDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 4.51MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 312KB

I remember the Ron Paul era and I didn’t agree with a lot of his moral positions. But I did agree with him saying he wants to leave me alone.
I’ll take the guy who’s gonna leave me alone. Because we can disagree on everything, but then he agrees to leave me alone. I think that’s great. —Tim Pool