Ummm, ok, at times. How do the other senses play here? How about non-senorial issues such as knowledge? Does, don't believe your lying eyes apply here?

Religion is: a sacrosanct object of conscience (an ethic(s), a moral(s), a value (system) or an orientation of correctness / enlightenment) believed sufficiently conventional as to enable an attributable action. Religion is: “ real piety in practice, consisting in the performance of all known duties to God and our fellow men.” (Bouviers Law Dictionary) Corporeal man’s ethics, morals and value systems that elevate to a real piety in practice, in performance, enabling his fellow men to enforcement by government (by example feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, financing the indigent, housing the homeless, healing the sick, entitle feticide, legislate religious sacraments such as marriage, etc.) a theocracy is born. The occupying statist theocracy infesting this land is extremely jealous of its monopoly and curtails all other religions as much as will be permitted by their owned chattel.

Socialism is: any of various economic, religious and political theories, philosophies or movements outside nature’s law advocating collective or governmental / religious ownership and administration of property (real / chattel / sensorial beings, etc.) along with the means of production and distribution of goods. The two largest socialist movements are communism and fascism which hate each other. Communism is a theocracy that acts and owns all things in its own name. Fascism is a theocracy that acts and owns all things through its extensions - corporations (LLC, etc.) If you strip corporations from the government, the result is communism.

The de jure States united is an inorganic extension of individual sovereign's inalienable rights and liberty at nature's law. The current occupying statist theocracy infesting this land neither represents We The People (individually or in concert) or the law; but rather, philosophical socialism and other ideological forms of totalitarianism. The current larceny (taxation — 2nd plank of the communist manifesto, funny money, etc., etc., etc.) is for control of helots, serfs and slaves. Under the current system of theft, the carnal gods (government) could print (borrow or otherwise) all the debt notes they desired without directly enslaving the noble specie.

Economics 101, if you relentlessly continue to pay for something, it will grow. The welfare state's continued paying for unemployment has the effect of growth. The more you pay for inflation, the more you get.

😁 Oh, how anti Keynesian Economics of you. 😁

What does economic security and independence have to do with freedom?  NOTHING ! ! !  Only a lying socialist would advance such dogma.

Proving the quote's point. I moved to a new part of the country when my family was still young. I once owned Montessori schools and was at the time home schooling. My eldest was nationally ranked in an individual Olympic sport. The new area would not let my child participate in sports or any studies as long as I remained home schooling. My child was almost 14 when I then started them in the nearby university.

The masses? I'm not quite sure how to rate this. I don't completely agree with the premise SO? ? BUT, don't disagree to ardently. From a 30,000 ft. overview, the better the observation looks. Once the other people's money runs out, the masses take on a whole new intellect.

Wealth, capital and distribution here would have to be defined in detail. Currently, banking cartels create what is called capital (they making the law, contrary to nature’s fiscal law and not as an agreement). Employers and employees exist world wide while wealth distribution (???) doesn’t seem to follow. Wealth distribution is a religious dogma creating temporary circumstances, not a law of nature’s ongoing absolute. Such wealth, capital and distribution as is now employed is an illustration of slavery’s great injustice.

Wasteful, yes. Extravagant ? Criminal intent to rob We The People while the few get richer, ABSOLUTELY ! Gotta luv that scientific Keynesian Economics and the occupying statist theocracy infesting this land with its supporting religious seminaries (public schools).

"to be primary aims of law" is an oxymoron. The law is what it "IS" and it has no aims. Destructive philosophies of carnal men (such as "positivism"), calling totalitarian despotism, tyranny and slave masters' codified controls law have aims now deceptively recognized as law. I think Machan made a good distinction here.

But one of the topics Russell touched on is easily proven wrong. The science of economics has given Keynesian economics supporting socialists a way of making the rich richer while destroying the economy for everyone else.

Who is the great arbiter that defines fairness? What is the scale that gives the weights and measures to fairness? Ultimately, fairness is a dogma of temporal religion. The first half of the quote on a stand alone basis rates a thumbs down. The second half overrides the premise of the quote with sufficient strength to garner the 5 stars.

Too, too accurate — too, too often. I've also know poor that have knit the world into themselves; — especially those that rely on government: caste life styles, handouts, servitude (enslavement), and morality.

warren, 🤪 I think its great that you've proved Lewis' point.

Archer, yep. I know an accountant that so well-defended himself (and threatened to go public with his definitions and defense) that his case was not won but dismissed. One of his arguments was as you've stated along with there is no definition of what an individual's income is to tax. He had a couple of narrow escapes to life threatening events (on him and family). He's been fairly quiet since.

WOW, a very accurate observation proved out over, and, over, and over again. Welcome to Amerika, welcome to the world.

oops, I forgot to rate it.

Oh that the chattel would rise was accurate. Those that genuflect at the alter of an idiotic debt system as willing helots, serfs and slaves will continue their idol worship in the forms provided them. Logic and reason will not supersede religion as long as supporting practitioners of the occupying statist theocracy infesting this land rely on carnal gods services and tyranny.

Said well, we hold this truth to be self evident.

dawn, health care becomes the responsibility of the government when it rejects the secular "laws of nature and of nature's God" and implements "legal positivism's" philosophies mingled with religion.

Dave, how would you explain or define "the chains of the Constitution"?

Waffler, lololol / hahahaha, a fairly accurate observation. The more despotic totalitarianism, tyranny, enslavement, etc. you pay for, the more you get (loosing inalienable rights, liberty at nature's law, etc.). Paying orchestral gods for their song of usurpation does conclude with; "You get what you pay for !"

In context, the quote has some merit. In a broad (out of context) rating, it would be a definite thumbs down. For those that regard all taxes to be equal — you are the problem. The enslavement of the second plank of the communist manifesto is not the same as non-personal duties, imposts and excises.