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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The dream of America is freedom

Posted by Mark in Spokane at 9:38 AM

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Labels: American civilization, conservatism, liberty, politics, Rhetoric, Ronald Reagan, taxes and government regulation

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"Being myself a disciple of the Federalists, I respect their practical wisdom." - Russell Kirk (1918 -1994)

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"The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased."

- Alexander Hamilton, American patriot and Founding Father.

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