"I came not to send peace, but a sword." Matthew 10:34 The sword should be taken up when it is necessary.

I admired Douglas McAuthor questioning openly Harry Truman about Korea. It cost him his job but he was not disgraced. Hitler's top general over the Soviet Front refused Hitler's orders and resigned. Hitler took full command and it turned into a great disaster. I shall always admire those who question their leaders when the fates of many are involved.

I agree with you J Carlton. Our two senators just voted to extend the Patriot Act. I did not vote for either one of those lawyers.

Our government topples other governments in the name of democracy. It seems we replace a tyrant with someone worse.

True Jim K. I've always wondered why WWII soldiers went overseas to fight against centralized power leaders there and then return and vote for Harry Truman and LBJ who centralized power here.

America's biggest loss is in NATION REBUILDING. Our Social Security surplus was spent on Europe's Marshal Plan and we are still doing this.

Ex military myself I have seen the large waste vast armies can be. I feel we can cut the size of our military manpower greatly, but keep up then R&D so our enimies can be destroyed with the push of a few buttons. We cannot afford these 10 year conflicts now or before.

Of all in DC only Ron and Rand Paul make any sense. They are the closest ones to Barry Goldwater I have seen today. I voted for him in the last Texas primary and will do so again. I refuse to try and choose the lesser of the two evils even when others say I am throwing my vote away.

As long as mankind exists there will be war.

Very true. I can remember the slappings and whuppings my folks gave me trying to force me over into what interested them.

Unlike the statists of today, Jefferson stated his thoughts, but he forced them on no one.

Censorship is one of the worst words in any dictionary.

He should have been more specific such as not with tax monies or government control of the educatiuon system.

You beat me to it jim k. I was going to say the same thing.

Mike and jim.k, Spencer must have been using a little satire here. I read where he concluded his writings by saying, Leave society alone and it will shape and form itself just fine. He felt that the government should stay out of all daily life. He's also called the Father of Socialolgy, although socialolgist today do not follow his principles.

Too true Raleigh. Like the followers of the Rev. Jim Jones-too many dummies looking for a leader.

Well said Mike and Jim K. If Waffler played baseball-what a left fielder he would be.

Greg, let's let that be a state issue. The Fed's should not be involved in something that should be decided at the state and local level. The Feds only know graft, waste, and political correct which is seldom morally correct.

Greg, Do-Gooders such as the government like to take from Peter to pay Paul and get into peoples personal business. They also like to take credit and glory for what they do-using someone elses money.

Don't know the methodist, but these methods look fine so long as one does not become a so called DO-GOODER.

The government would rather have followers instead of leaders.

Oh yeah!

leo, do your research. Ron Paul voted against going into Iraq.

Dr. Ron Paul, who quoted above, is trying to audit the Fed. Why is the Fed resisting?

He describes Waffler perfectly. Be a DO-GOODER by using someone elses money.