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Political Philosophy

Marvin Olasky on the Affinity Between Socialism and Slavery

By Filings on Mon, 11/04/19
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“Hold ‘property in common’ and divide ‘the profits, not according to each man’s input and labor, but according to each man’s wants.’ Does that sound appealing? Congratulations, you have just applauded a major defender of slavery.” - WORLD

5 Books You Should Read on Christianity and Politics

By Filings on Mon, 09/23/19
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“In every era and cultural context, Christians have wrestled with how best to represent Christ in the realm of politics and public life. Our own 21st-century American moment is no exception.” - TGC

"...we’ve been told that so-called fusionist conservatism—the synthesis of traditional Christianity and individual liberty—is dead."

By Filings on Tue, 09/10/19
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“The contention at the heart of Ahmarism is that the government ought to impose a putatively Catholic conception of the common good unchecked by notions of individual liberty and so-called ‘proceduralism’ (which the rest of the planet calls “the rule of law”).” - The Imperialistic Sohrab Ahmari

“The liberal tradition has some serious philosophical weaknesses, especially in anthropology. It has also contributed to the development of political and religious liberty.”

By Filings on Sat, 07/13/19
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“We can be tempted to use terms to make a splash or win an argument at the expense of complexity. You see this today with everyone condemning or praising liberalism. The term has become so vague that it increasingly means ‘stuff I don’t like’ to some and ‘progress and freedom’ to others.” - Acton

Remembering the real revolution of July 4

By Filings on Wed, 07/03/19
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“These inspirational and linguistically beautiful words of the Declaration of Independence justified the American colonies’ break from England. But they did more than that. They explained to the world and to history that natural rights formed the basis of civil law and government. This was the truly revolutionary aspect of that document signed on July 4, 1776.” - Acton

“The Bible tells of a greater source of truth than human reasoning. The Left can’t handle that.”

By Filings on Sun, 05/12/19
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“The Bible and the Left (not liberalism, leftism) are as opposed as any two worldviews can be. While there are people who claim to hold both a Bible-based worldview and left-wing views, these people are few in number. Moreover, what they do is take left-wing positions and wrap them in a few Bible verses.” - National Review

Half of millennials would prefer to live in a socialist or communist country

By Filings on Fri, 05/03/19
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” …surveys and polls taken by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) consistently show that Americans are not being educated about communism. ” - Acton

Liberalism: The Great Anti-Tradition

By Filings on Mon, 04/22/19
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“The liberal person is an autonomous self whose ultimate goal is liberation from every idea and restraint except for the idea that restraint is unacceptable. Mitchell writes that the first stage of liberalism still relied on the Christian, traditional society in which it lived.

Nobody knows what socialism is anymore

By Filings on Tue, 08/21/18
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What Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Talking About?

6 Quotes: C.S. Lewis on government, economics, and freedom

By Filings on Sun, 12/03/17
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“Is there any possibility of getting the super Welfare State’s honey and avoiding the sting? Let us make no mistake about the sting. The Swedish sadness is only a foretaste. To live his life in his own way, to call his house his castle, to enjoy the fruits of his own labour, to educate his children as his conscience directs, to save for their prosperity after his death—these are wishes deeply ingrained in civilised man.

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