Website owner: James Miller
The case against socialism
The basic premise of modern socialism: the government has the right to take money from one man and give it to another man whom it feels has a need for it. However, when one considers the fact that most people in need are in need through their own foolishness or fault (laziness, improvidence, excesses, etc.) and that most people will lie and cheat to get something for free and that government is highly incompetent and inefficient in anything it does (easily duped and highly wasteful in its use of taxpayer money), the case for socialism is not very good. The end result of socialism is that, to a very large extent, the lazy and immoral get a free ride at the expense of the honest and hard working. That is not justice. It is injustice.
Once the government assumes the right to redistribute wealth (move wealth from one class of people to another), the extent to which it goes in redistributing it is all a matter of politics. When redistribution has reached a point in which the receivers outnumber the givers, it all becomes a case of ten wolves and three sheep at a table voting on what to have for dinner.
June 2014
Jesus Christ and His Teachings
Way of enlightenment, wisdom, and understanding
America, a corrupt, depraved, shameless country
On integrity and the lack of it
The test of a person's Christianity is what he is
Ninety five percent of the problems that most people have come from personal foolishness
Liberalism, socialism and the modern welfare state
The desire to harm, a motivation for conduct
On Self-sufficient Country Living, Homesteading
Topically Arranged Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations. Common Sayings. Poor Richard's Almanac.
Theory on the Formation of Character
People are like radio tuners --- they pick out and listen to one wavelength and ignore the rest
Cause of Character Traits --- According to Aristotle
We are what we eat --- living under the discipline of a diet
Avoiding problems and trouble in life
Role of habit in formation of character
Personal attributes of the true Christian
What determines a person's character?
Love of God and love of virtue are closely united
Intellectual disparities among people and the power in good habits
Tools of Satan. Tactics and Tricks used by the Devil.
The Natural Way -- The Unnatural Way
Wisdom, Reason and Virtue are closely related
Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is another
My views on Christianity in America
The most important thing in life is understanding
We are all examples --- for good or for bad
Television --- spiritual poison
The Prime Mover that decides "What We Are"
Where do our outlooks, attitudes and values come from?
Sin is serious business. The punishment for it is real. Hell is real.
Self-imposed discipline and regimentation
Achieving happiness in life --- a matter of the right strategies
Self-control, self-restraint, self-discipline basic to so much in life