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Started by Lord T Hawkeye, September 19, 2009, 01:02:11 AM

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In the 1970s, the neo-Keynesians were wrong and their work is worthless today. At the same time, Harry Browne was right and his work is just as relevant today as it was then:

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Quote from: MrBogosity on July 19, 2012, 11:27:07 AM
In the 1970s, the neo-Keynesians were wrong and their work is worthless today. At the same time, Harry Browne was right and his work is just as relevant today as it was then:

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Not surprising since our current situation is a lot like the 70's. Of course even in the 90's when I first started reading Harry a lot of his investment advice was good and How To Live Free in an Unfree World is timeless.

Quote from: Goaticus on July 19, 2012, 05:27:54 PM
Not surprising since our current situation is a lot like the 70's. Of course even in the 90's when I first started reading Harry a lot of his investment advice was good and How To Live Free in an Unfree World is timeless.

wish my mom listened to him. my brother and I are regretting every moment my mom didn't....

now we're stuck cleaning her mess...
Meh

"The Presidents of unions are the 1%" --jwein8282000 in this video's comments: 

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"When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world—'No. You move.'"
-Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man 537

Quote from: MrBogosity on December 23, 2009, 05:04:11 PM
H.L. Mencken:

"Liberty is not a thing for the great masses of men. It is the exclusive possession of a small and disreputable minority, like knowledge, courage and honor. It takes a special sort of man to understand and enjoy liberty—and he is usually an outlaw in democratic societies."

Wow...that actually comes off as rather elitist.
Though it reminded me of a bit from Stefan Molyneux.  His answer to the question, Best underdog of all time?  "The masses". (which was a fav quote for me.)

From this win quote video:

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"When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world—'No. You move.'"
-Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man 537




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"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself." - Richard Burton.

That was also the top rated comment (as of this posting) on the above video.
"When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world—'No. You move.'"
-Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man 537

July 21, 2012, 11:58:11 PM #1842 Last Edit: July 22, 2012, 12:18:35 AM by Ibrahim90
well, I'm going to have to cite D's new signature image as a fave. it describes my attitude every time I hear government (or mom) do sth stupid.  :P

srsly, I can now understand why Dad loves married...with children.

EDIT: will also add this quote, about how even the enemy are people. I wish certain people thought like the man below:

Quote from: Mahmoud Darwish
    "I will continue to humanise even the enemy... The first teacher who taught me Hebrew was a Jew. The first love affair in my life was with a Jewish girl. The first judge who sent me to prison was a Jewish woman. So from the beginning, I didn't see Jews as devils or angels but as human beings." Several poems are to Jewish lovers. "These poems take the side of love not war,"[3]

srsly, if ever a Palestinian deserved a Nobel prize, it's Mahmoud Darwish. Too bad he died.
Meh

Quote from: D on July 21, 2012, 09:55:04 PM
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Quite apart from the excellent sentiment, he deserves a fav for using the term 'null set' correctly.

"When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world—'No. You move.'"
-Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man 537