1166: Jordan Peterson – Stand up for Yourself

You pay a price for everything you do and everything you don’t do. So you might as well stand up for yourself. —Jordan PetersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 4.22MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 235KB
You pay a price for everything you do and everything you don’t do. So you might as well stand up for yourself. —Jordan PetersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 6.19MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 322KB

You pay a price for everything you do and everything you don’t do.
so you might as well stand up for yourself. —Jordan Peterson

1165: Tom Woods – The Civil War was Fought to Prevent Secession

The war was fought to prevent the secession, not to free the slaves. People who took up arms in the South did so because they were being invaded. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.18MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 218KB
The war was fought to prevent the secession, not to free the slaves. People who took up arms in the South did so because they were being invaded. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 5.07MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 291KB

The war was fought to prevent the secession, not to free the slaves. People who took up arms in the South did so because they were being invaded. —Tom Woods

1164: Tom Woods – State Monopoly of Power

If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions' authors (James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively), it will continue to grow - regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 7.64MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 323KB
If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions' authors (James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively), it will continue to grow - regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 8.26MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 379KB

If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions’ authors (James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively), it will continue to grow – regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power. —Tom Woods

1163: Tom Woods – The Delusion of Keynesians

Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.14MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 209KB
Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 5.16MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 290KB

Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise. —Tom Woods

1162: Tom Woods – The Stupid Party and The Evil Party

There are only two (major) parties today: The Stupid Party and The Evil Party. Once in a while the two parties get together to do something that is both stupid and evil, and that's called Bipartisanship. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 6.72MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 287KB
There are only two (major) parties today: The Stupid Party and The Evil Party. Once in a while the two parties get together to do something that is both stupid and evil, and that's called Bipartisanship. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 9.00MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 361KB

There are only two (major) parties today: The Stupid Party and The Evil Party. Once in a while the two parties get together to do something that is both stupid and evil, and that’s called Bipartisanship. —Tom Woods

1161: Andrew Napolitano – Common Good vs. Your Natural Rights

No matter how well-intentioned these governors may be, no matter how sound their medical advice is, if the common good could trump your natural rights then they wouldn't be rights. —Judge Andrew Napolitano (Mises Institute, 13 July 2020)Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 7.40MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 191KB
No matter how well-intentioned these governors may be, no matter how sound their medical advice is, if the common good could trump your natural rights then they wouldn't be rights. —Judge Andrew Napolitano (Mises Institute, 13 July 2020)Download Print Quality (3840×2744) 9.52MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 244KB

No matter how well-intentioned these governors may be, no matter how sound their medical advice is, if the common good could trump your natural rights then they wouldn’t be rights. —Judge Andrew Napolitano (Mises Institute, 13 July 2020)

1160: Friedrich Hayek – Democratic Socialism Produces Something Different

Democratic Socialism, the great utopia of the last few generations, is not only unachievable, but that to strive for it produces something that many will not believe until the connection has been laid bare in all its aspects. —F.A. HayekDownload Print Quality (7680×4020) 226KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 208KB
Democratic Socialism, the great utopia of the last few generations, is not only unachievable, but that to strive for it produces something that many will not believe until the connection has been laid bare in all its aspects. —F.A. HayekDownload Print Quality (3840×3840) 5.42MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1920) 522KB

Democratic Socialism, the great utopia of the last few generations, is not only unachievable, but that to strive for it produces something that many will not believe until the connection has been laid bare in all its aspects. —F.A. Hayek

1159: Thomas Sowell – Slavery Can Never Be Forgotten Nor Forgiven

To say that one has been compensated is to say that things have been set right. Slavery can neither be forgotten nor forgiven. Certainly NOT by those who never suffered it personally, and certainly NOT in exchange for money or other benefits. —Thomas Sowell (Race & Culture: A World View)Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.47MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 178KB
To say that one has been compensated is to say that things have been set right. Slavery can neither be forgotten nor forgiven. Certainly NOT by those who never suffered it personally, and certainly NOT in exchange for money or other benefits. —Thomas Sowell (Race & Culture: A World View)Download Print Quality (3840×2744) 2.88MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 219KB

To say that one has been compensated is to say that things have been set right. Slavery can neither be forgotten nor forgiven. Certainly NOT by those who never suffered it personally, and certainly NOT in exchange for money or other benefits. —Thomas Sowell (Race & Culture: A World View)

1158: Defending Liberty During a Crisis

There is no use promoting liberty if you won't defend it during a crisis.Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 7.88MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 267KB
There is no use promoting liberty if you won't defend it during a crisis.Download Print Quality (3840×2744) 11.82MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 383KB

There is no use promoting liberty if you won’t defend it during a crisis.

1157: Mark Groves – Stand on the Truth

If a truth burns down a relationship, a family, a community, or a society, it was only ever held together by lies. And to that I say, let it burn. I never want to live in a world where our need for ‘comfort’ supersedes our need to stand on a foundation only the truth can provide. —Mark GrovesDownload Print Quality (7680×4020) 444KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 354KB
If a truth burns down a relationship, a family, a community, or a society, it was only ever held together by lies. And to that I say, let it burn. I never want to live in a world where our need for ‘comfort’ supersedes our need to stand on a foundation only the truth can provide. —Mark GrovesDownload Print Quality (6400×7680) 297KB  |  Normal Quality (3200×3840) 133KB

If a truth burns down a relationship, a family, a community, or a society, it was only ever held together by lies. And to that I say, let it burn. I never want to live in a world where our need for ‘comfort’ supersedes our need to stand on a foundation only the truth can provide. —Mark Groves