-Caveat Lector- nurev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike Moxley wrote: > > > > -Caveat Lector- > > > > Libertarians: The Cult of Liberty > > by Mike Moxley > > > > Libertarians claim to be the promoters and defenders of Liberty in the > > truest sense of the intentions of the founding fathers of our nation. Is > > this so? > > > > To the Libertarian, the ULTIMATE VALUE of Libertarianism is Liberty, rather > > than Liberty being the result of a moral government of, by, and for a moral > > people. > > Up until this point Moxley has it right. The rest is crap. > > > The morality being based in religious principle. The founders knew > > that morality could not exist outside of religious principle: > > > > "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is > > wholly inadequate to the government of any other."-John Adams > > That was his opinion. The founders knew how corrosive was the power of > organized religion and always tried to keep it weak in regard to the > state while allowing individual use of religious addiction to > supernatural > nonsense. "The clergy...believe that any portion of power confided to me [as President] will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. And they believe rightly: for I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. But this is all they have to fear from me: and enough, too, in their opinion." --Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Rush, 1800. See http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/ Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
