“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
From Marxist historian Eric Foner’s latest book, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery (p. 134): “[A]s the New York Times pointed out, by nationalizing the right to property in slaves the Dred Scott decision made the doctrine of state rights . . ....
“There’s really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal.” “Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.” “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”...
I went on a tour of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, yesterday with some friends. It had been a long time since I had visited The Great Man’s home, and I fully expected to be exposed to a strong dose of political correctness, which now pervades all of American...
From Thomas Jefferson: Writings (Library of America, 1984), pp. 1056–1057 is a January 26, 1799 letter from Jefferson to Edbridge Gerry (inventor of “gerrymandering”) explaining his political philosophy: “I do then, with sincere zeal, wish an inviolable preservation...
The Obammunist’s socialized health care legislation promises to cut Medicare spending by hundreds of billions of dollars while increasing Medicare spending by hundreds of billions. At least half of all Medicare enrollees vote Republican; almost all Medicaid enrollees...
