Happy New Year, 2010 !

In 2010, I believe it is essential for all of us to work to see a better vision of just who we are, individually and collectively. I certainly see myself as a Libertarian, right out of the Judeo-Christian traditional concept, meaning all good things come from choosing to do so. Force, coercion or fraud are never the answer...

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What is a libertarian, you say? A libertarian is someone who believes in "No Force, No Fraud." Watch this entertaining 10-minute animation on "The Philosophy of Liberty" from the International Society for Individual Liberty:

http://www.isil.org/resources/philosophy-of-liberty-index.html The best part is that you can pick your language of choice...a cornerstone of the whole idea.

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This, I believe. Adieu !!

Who is John Galt?

"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We *want* them broken. You'd better get it straight. That it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against– then you'll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We're after power and we mean it.

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You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.

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Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Rearden, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."

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–– Ayn Rand, _Atlas Shrugged , Ch. III, "White Blackmail"

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She's the most powerful American writer of the twentieth century.

I love her !! ; )~