Category Archives: Alexis De Tocqueville

The Debate IS Over. NASA Experts Chastise Leadership for Climate Change Propaganda.

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Reblogged from freedombytheway: How many times have we heard those ill-informed fear-mongers, known for their mantra, “The Sea is Rising! The Sea is Rising!” say “The debate is over.”  Only this time, they may finally be right. The debate IS … Continue reading →

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A CHRISTIAN VIEW OF GOVERNMENT

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

When I get a particularly thoughtful comment, even when I disagree, I make an effort to highlight it. Because I think discussion healthy, I do my best to encourage it. What follows is a comment with which I happen for … Continue reading →

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SOFT OR NOT IT IS DESPOTISM

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

I first heard about the article below when I was listening to the Mark Levin Show. How to Reverse Obama’s “Soft Despotism” By Michael Barone Many Republican House members, and the bloggers and tea partiers who cheered their victory in … Continue reading →

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THE TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY (Posted 2nd Time)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Reason for repost: I first posted this extract from Democracy in America December 14, 2009. Nonetheless, some thoughts stick in the mind. So when I got into a furious debate with Tony at this post, SHOULD CHRISTIANS PARTICIPATE IN POLITICS?, Alexis De Tocqueville‘s words came to … Continue reading →

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A POST FOR THE LADIES — PART 2

Posted on March 9, 2010 by

The older I have gotten, the more I have read, they more I realize that there is much our education system glosses over. There are so many things the people who teach us would rather that we not know. So it is … Continue reading →

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A POST FOR THE LADIES — PART 1

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

My teenage years largely occurred during the sixties, that era my generation now calls the Sexual Revolution. To some this “revolution” was a positive thing, but I viewed it with suspicion. In retrospect, I have decided that I did not … Continue reading →

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DEFINITIONS OF HONOR — PART 3

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

This post continues where we left off in DEFINITIONS OF HONOR — PART 2.   Here we will discuss how we Americans define honor.  American Notions About Honor We all have an ideology of some sort.   Our ideology consists of our basic beliefs or guiding principles.  … Continue reading →

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DEFINITIONS OF HONOR — PART 2

Posted on January 24, 2010 by

In FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, we considered how Alexis De Tocqueville defined honor in his famous book, Democracy in America.  In this post, we will consider how Tocqueville concluded the European aristocracy of the Middle Ages defined honor.  Let us begin by reviewing how … Continue reading →

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