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[quote user="Phill O"]Note, when Jesus said 'Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's' he did not specify what those things were that were Caesar's.[/quote] As far as I'm concerned, Caesar's due is a knife in the back.
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If you want a single-player game, I'd suggest The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for either Windows or Xbox 360. The game world has a government, but its agents don't hassle you (even to demand taxes) unless you steal, trespass, commit an assault, murder somebody, or harm your horse. If a human character attacks you first, you're allowed to
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[quote user="Ennio45"] "Democracy is NOT FREEDOM!!!!" Amen. [/quote] Damned right. Democracy is just a Greek-derived euphemism for mob rule.
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I saw this on FARK a couple of years ago. I'm glad I'm not still in school, and I'm glad I don't have school-age children.
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[quote user="pairunoyd"]If we pay the debt, basically all our income would be going to the govt. We gotta reduce/end entitlement programs and cut discretionary spending BIG time! Could you imagine a politician asking people to do without their pig tit dependency but ALSO continue to pay taxes at todays current rate? "Oh, by the way, we're
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[quote user="pairunoyd"]Are one's past actions taken into consideration when you assess threat level?[/quote] Yes, and the post-Soviet regime in Russia hasn't done enough to merit my concern compared to the gorram Feds. The Soviet Union is dead. Now, if you had asked me this question prior to Gorbachev, my answer would be different
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I'm not drunk enough to want to try to defend "missile defense". I thought it was a boondoggle in the 80s, and it's probably a boondoggle today. I'm more afraid of Washington than I am of Moscow, but if Moscow wants to nuke Washington I wish them the joy of it. I'll just watch for an increase in ***-waving on the Kremlin's
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I've never seen or heard of a quote like that in English, aside from Mel Brooks as King Louis of France saying, "It's good to be the King", in History of the World, Part 1 . By the way, it's definitely a movie you should see if you're into comedies.
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[quote user="JohnDelano"]To borrow from an example used by someone else, who would accept a bill that said '10 Rothbards' on it? A few of us would for novelty's sake, but not much beyond that. No one is forcing anyone to use Rothbard notes as currency. [/quote] I wouldn't accept a "Ten Rothbard" note unless it was
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[quote user="Inquisitor"](Not) oddly enough, some people actually do hold this position. [/quote] I know. I blame public schooling for teaching people to be obedient and dependent.