anonymous - What a great moniker for you. Because, if I too were in the state of constant stupendous ignorance that you so often deleteriously display then I would also would wish to remain incognito.

"To cherish peace and friendly intercourse with all nations having correspondent dispositions; to maintain sincere neutrality toward belligerent nations; to prefer in all cases amicable discussion and reasonable accommodation of differences to a decision of them by an appeal to arms; to exclude foreign intrigues and foreign partialities, so degrading to all countries and so baneful to free ones; to foster a spirit of independence too just to invade the rights of others, too proud to surrender our own, too liberal to indulge unworthy prejudices ourselves and too elevated not to look down upon them in others...." James Madison
Madison's Inaugural Address - The American Presidency Project
March 4, 1809

"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.... Trust in temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies... steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world." (President George Washington, Farewell Address, 1797)

"My policy has been, and will continue to be, while I have the honor to remain in the administration of the government, to be upon friendly terms with, but independent of, all the nations of the earth. To share in the broils of none. To fulfil our own engagements. To supply the wants, and be carriers for them all: Being thoroughly convinced that it is our policy and interest to do so." -- George Washington
(1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US President, 'Father of the Country' - Source: 1795 - letter to Gouverneur Morris, ref: Washington's Maxims, 54.

"Honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none," (President Thomas Jefferson, Inaugural Address, 1801)

George Washington: "The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure." (1793.)

Great statement from Calvin Coolidge. I would like to add to it by stating that it would also be industrious to go back and rescind laws that are harmful and run counter to the U.S. Constitution.

As for -- anonymous - Why don't you do us all a favor and take your Progressive Socialist pathetic ideologies and march them off a cliff along with the rest of your Marxist lemming cohorts?
You definitely are not a star!

Joseph Sobran - Had given a very truthful illumination of how terms have been wrongly re-visioned.

Great quote! The U.S. Constitution is the Supreme Rule of Law (Article 6). Any and all laws that usurp, violate and act superior to the constitution are null and void.

Thomas Sowell always gets to the most pointed TRUTH.
And, Waffler - You fully need to get a clue. Thomas Sowell is an American born and bread Black man who could dance rings around your brain cells!
Thomas Sowell:
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago, 1968
A.M. in Economics, Columbia University, 1959
A.B. in Economics, magna cum laude, Harvard College, 1958
EXPERIENCE:
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, September 1980 - present
Professor of Economics, U.C.L.A., July 1974 - June 1980
Visiting Professor of Economics, Amherst College, September- December 1977
Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, April- August 1977
Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, July 1976 - March 1977
Project Director, The Urban Institute, August 1972 - July 1974
Associate Professor of Economics, U.C.L.A., September 1970 - June 1972
Associate Professor of Economics, Brandeis University, September 1969 - June 1970
Assistant Professor of Economics, Cornell University, September 1965 - June 1969
Economic Analyst, American Telephone & TelegraphCo., June 1964 - August 1965
Lecturer in Economics, Howard University, September 1963 - June 1964
Instructor in Economics, Douglass College, Rutgers University, September 1962 - June 1963
Labor Economist, U.S. Department of Labor, June 1961 - August 1962

Thumbs up to the wise intellectual Walter Williams.
And, thumbs down to all the Progressive-Socialist .. Big Brother serf ignoramuses such as Reston, Robert, St. Emilion of France, dick of fort worth and Waffler who most certainly would proudly clothe themselves in a Hammer and Sickle.
They are truly enveloped in the 10 Planks of the Communist Manifesto.

I would suggest to Waffler that he step out and volunteer himself to be the Policeman of the world. Risk his life and shed his blood for foreign entanglements of taking place between other nation's.

"To cherish peace and friendly intercourse with all nations having correspondent dispositions; to maintain sincere neutrality toward belligerent nations; to prefer in all cases amicable discussion and reasonable accommodation of differences to a decision of them by an appeal to arms; to exclude foreign intrigues and foreign partialities, so degrading to all countries and so baneful to free ones; to foster a spirit of independence too just to invade the rights of others, too proud to surrender our own, too liberal to indulge unworthy prejudices ourselves and too elevated not to look down upon them in others...." James Madison
Madison's Inaugural Address - The American Presidency Project - March 4, 1809

"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.... Trust in temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies... steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world." (President George Washington, Farewell Address, 1797)

"My policy has been, and will continue to be, while I have the honor to remain in the administration of the government, to be upon friendly terms with, but independent of, all the nations of the earth. To share in the broils of none. To fulfil our own engagements. To supply the wants, and be carriers for them all: Being thoroughly convinced that it is our policy and interest to do so." -- George Washington
(1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US President, 'Father of the Country' - Source: 1795 - letter to Gouverneur Morris, ref: Washington's Maxims, 54.

"Honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none," (President Thomas Jefferson, Inaugural Address, 1801)

George Washington: "The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure." (1793.)

This states a mouthful and is a great example of the current and long held agenda of the Progressive (Communist) Social Engineers infesting the Federal Government.

Robert, St. Emilion, France - We can also say that Atheists have used their non-belief in a Supreme Being to use their idolatry of themselves (Hitler, Stalin and Mao Tse-tung) too commit utter heinous, atrocious and vile destruction of their fellow countrymen and other innocent human beings.
Our Lord is not responsible for free will atrocious and vile acts that human beings commit upon and against others.

- E Archer, NYC - I fully concur with your excellent statement and your opinion of Commune Waffler!

Albert Shanker's statement truly tells it all about the school unions and their disunion/separation of interests for getting the best education possible for the children.

I fully agree with you Mike, Pleasant Hill that Mr. Walter Clark needs to read the article "Willing Slaves of the Welfare State" by:
C.S. Lewis before spouting off and giving out so much disinformation. The article is dated 07/20/58
Source: First published in The Observer on July 20, 1958
http://liberty-tree.ca/research/willing_slaves_of_the_welfare_state

Waffler again attempts to convert us to his Socialist-Progressive mind-set. And, again totally fails at his pathetic attempts.

This is a dangerous doctrine that aligns with the thinking of Lenin and Hitler.

We have far too many laws on the books that run counter to and usurp, abrogate, and violate this nation's ONLY Supreme Rule of Law .. i.e, the U.S. Constitution. They all should be recognized as "Color of Law" and/or "Fiat Law" and therefore should be declared Null and Void.

Here's the way liberty can be defined ... The right to live freely and make your own choices and decisions whether right or wrong. The right to be left alone without a government or a despots edict, interference, manipulation or control as long as you do not create or cause harm to another person or their property.

Charity comes from the heart, conscience and Free Will of the Individual ... and not through a confiscatory and plundering middleman government bureaucracy!
"But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime." -- Frederic Bastiat

Right on Mike! And, what a breath of fresh air that we don't have Waffler interjecting with some convoluted and ridiculous statement to countermand your realistic and proven statement in regards to fiat paper money.

It is not up to social engineers such as Waffler and Michelle Obama to control and dictate the decisions and choices of personal responsibility. That choice is a singularly an unalienable right of the individual ... whether or not their choices are right or wrong in another individual's eyes.
As long as an individual makes a personal choice that does not harm another person or their property that person should be left alone from government interference or dictates.

It is not up to social engineers to control and dictate the decisions and choices of personal responsibility. That choice is a singularly an unalienable right of the individual ... whether or not their choices are right or wrong in another individual's eyes.
As long as an individual makes a personal choice that does not harm another person or their property that person should be left alone from government interference or dictates.

Kudos to Mike of Norwalk. You are absolutely and clearly correct.

It seems that there are some who truly don't get the meaning of Justice William Douglas' quote.
Our U.S. Constitution is what it is .... this nation's ONLY Supreme Rule of Law .. which promotes equal justice for all and not just for a privileged few. "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" does not grant the lawful authority for government to create 'Affirmative Action' for a select few, or create convoluted laws such as "Hate Crime" .. because a crime is a crime no matter whether the crime is committed by a bigot.

Anonymous is a lost Progressive-Socialist and has forced and deliberately ignored the freedoms and liberties bestowed on us by the Founders.
If Anonymous lived during the American Revolution he/she would have linked arms with Benedict Arnold.

Anonymous - "True socialism has never been practiced?" And, may it never be in the sovereign nation founded on the unalienable and natural rights of the individual and which has a U.S. Constitution that is founded under a Limited Government Republic to protect us from Progressive-socialist and constitution shredders like you.

Short, simple and absolutely to the point!