By David A. Carman "dac"fantastic book. it shows how we got to this place (i.e. a large central government) and solutions for a smaller federal government. this book needs to be shared with the youth of this country. they don't gt the truth from the public school system. ,booksRelated Articles:
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
The Reds Are Coming- A Call of Warning
By tvtv3 "tvtv3"RESCUING SPRITE was the last book written by Mark Levin and it was kind of a detour from the political observations and commentary some readers, many radio listeners and television viewers were used to. In his latest book, LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, Levin returns to his conservative political writing. The title of the book is taken from a quote from Abraham Lincoln,
"We all declare for liberty, but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others, the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men and the product of other men's labor. Here are two, not only different, but incompatible things, called by the same name--liberty. And it follows that each of the things is, by the respective parties, called by two different and incompatible names--liberty and tyranny."
Lincoln was speaking specifically about slavery, but his proclamation was also a warning for future generations of Americans to always be vigilant in protecting their freedoms.
In LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, Levin paints a portrait of a nation that is once again divided, but this time the threat is sly and subversive and uses the liberties entitled for Americans as a way of slowly removing those freedoms. In the book, Levin illustrates the ideas and ideals that made America great and separated us from other countries and powers in the world. Each chapter begins with a short description about what some of those founding beliefs and freedoms, based upon the Constitution, are. Afterwards he uses a compare and contrast approach to display what the enemies of liberty, what Levin describes as Statists (modern liberalism), believe and what true Conservatives believe. He also discusses what the Statists are doing to destroy and take away American freedoms and what Conservatives have to do to prevent it. For those who believe that Levin is just another Bush-lover/Obama-hater, they clearly haven't read LIBERTY AND TYRANNY. Levin illustrates several times throughout the book why former President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain, though labeled as conservatives by the media, are not true conservatives. Even such Republican stalwarts as Dennis Hastert and Newt Gingrich are chastised for some of their Statist-influenced, non-conservative positions.
Though there are a variety of sources used in the book, the majority of textual support comes directly from the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, and the Federalist Papers. As these, our founding and foundational documents, illustrate so clearly, the rights they describe are not given by any man, but by a Creator and governments, especially our government, only exists by allowance from the people to serve the people. After ten chapters, each about a particular issue, the last section of the book is a sort of epilogue where Levin provides a conservative manifesto. A manifesto is, "a public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature" (dictionary.com). Sometimes a manifesto is spoken in a speech, but often a manifesto is delivered via the written word. Levin's is of the later and is something that anyone who has any conservative beliefs should probably at least take a look at.
There are some who share Levin's beliefs, but who might have difficulty reading LIBERTY AND TYRANNY because even though the book is written in a very logical manner, Levin uses a slightly larger vocabulary than some readers might be accustomed. Also, instead of just directly showing his hand, Levin slowly builds each one of his arguments (they're really more like small treatises) so that a reader has to have patience, think, and mentally digest what they are reading. I would hope that this doesn't discourage readers from reading the book, but they should be aware that even though the book is relatively short, it takes time one time to read through it and appreciate what it is saying. Other than that, the only major drawback I had with the book is that not enough time was spent specifically illustrating what conservatives can do to keep their liberties and stop the threat of tyranny. Things that need to happen are listed, but there are very few specifics as to what people can individually do. Related Articles:
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"We all declare for liberty, but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others, the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men and the product of other men's labor. Here are two, not only different, but incompatible things, called by the same name--liberty. And it follows that each of the things is, by the respective parties, called by two different and incompatible names--liberty and tyranny."
Lincoln was speaking specifically about slavery, but his proclamation was also a warning for future generations of Americans to always be vigilant in protecting their freedoms.
In LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, Levin paints a portrait of a nation that is once again divided, but this time the threat is sly and subversive and uses the liberties entitled for Americans as a way of slowly removing those freedoms. In the book, Levin illustrates the ideas and ideals that made America great and separated us from other countries and powers in the world. Each chapter begins with a short description about what some of those founding beliefs and freedoms, based upon the Constitution, are. Afterwards he uses a compare and contrast approach to display what the enemies of liberty, what Levin describes as Statists (modern liberalism), believe and what true Conservatives believe. He also discusses what the Statists are doing to destroy and take away American freedoms and what Conservatives have to do to prevent it. For those who believe that Levin is just another Bush-lover/Obama-hater, they clearly haven't read LIBERTY AND TYRANNY. Levin illustrates several times throughout the book why former President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain, though labeled as conservatives by the media, are not true conservatives. Even such Republican stalwarts as Dennis Hastert and Newt Gingrich are chastised for some of their Statist-influenced, non-conservative positions.
Though there are a variety of sources used in the book, the majority of textual support comes directly from the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, and the Federalist Papers. As these, our founding and foundational documents, illustrate so clearly, the rights they describe are not given by any man, but by a Creator and governments, especially our government, only exists by allowance from the people to serve the people. After ten chapters, each about a particular issue, the last section of the book is a sort of epilogue where Levin provides a conservative manifesto. A manifesto is, "a public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature" (dictionary.com). Sometimes a manifesto is spoken in a speech, but often a manifesto is delivered via the written word. Levin's is of the later and is something that anyone who has any conservative beliefs should probably at least take a look at.
There are some who share Levin's beliefs, but who might have difficulty reading LIBERTY AND TYRANNY because even though the book is written in a very logical manner, Levin uses a slightly larger vocabulary than some readers might be accustomed. Also, instead of just directly showing his hand, Levin slowly builds each one of his arguments (they're really more like small treatises) so that a reader has to have patience, think, and mentally digest what they are reading. I would hope that this doesn't discourage readers from reading the book, but they should be aware that even though the book is relatively short, it takes time one time to read through it and appreciate what it is saying. Other than that, the only major drawback I had with the book is that not enough time was spent specifically illustrating what conservatives can do to keep their liberties and stop the threat of tyranny. Things that need to happen are listed, but there are very few specifics as to what people can individually do. Related Articles:
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Covering the Bases of conservatism
By Brian Sherman "BK Sherm"This book is not meant to be an exhaustive book on conservatism nor the constitution, it does however touch on all the important topics that we need to face head on today, fighting for the conservative brand of freedom, which as far as I can tell there is no liberal brand.
In 10 Chapters the book speaks on the subjects of Liberty, tyranny, historical thoughts on faith, our founding, the constitution, federalism, the free market, the welfare state, the fascist progress of the evironmental nutballs, immigration and finally preserving the United States of America through the ever changing global troubles.
The epilogue summarizes Marks desires for changes in the area of taxes, law, environment, education, immigration, entitlements, foreign policy, faith and our constitution.
There are much deeper books that you can read on these subjects but I think to reach the average American this book in nicely summarized, not to difficult for those who know little, but meaty enough to exite those paying close attention to the tyranny that is upon us now.
The common assertions made against this book by those who no doubt never read it or even thought about the issues deeply or even surface level, are more fuel for the readers to know that we must fight for our freedom just like those who did 230 years ago. Arm yourself with everybit of knowledge you can, saturate yourself with small and large books, for the cause of conservative principles and our country there is no better time spent. This book is a worthy place to start. Related Articles:
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In 10 Chapters the book speaks on the subjects of Liberty, tyranny, historical thoughts on faith, our founding, the constitution, federalism, the free market, the welfare state, the fascist progress of the evironmental nutballs, immigration and finally preserving the United States of America through the ever changing global troubles.
The epilogue summarizes Marks desires for changes in the area of taxes, law, environment, education, immigration, entitlements, foreign policy, faith and our constitution.
There are much deeper books that you can read on these subjects but I think to reach the average American this book in nicely summarized, not to difficult for those who know little, but meaty enough to exite those paying close attention to the tyranny that is upon us now.
The common assertions made against this book by those who no doubt never read it or even thought about the issues deeply or even surface level, are more fuel for the readers to know that we must fight for our freedom just like those who did 230 years ago. Arm yourself with everybit of knowledge you can, saturate yourself with small and large books, for the cause of conservative principles and our country there is no better time spent. This book is a worthy place to start. Related Articles:
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
The book of a generation.
By Tunaofthemall "Frank"This is the book that will define for future historians our sides viewpoints for the history we are about to embark. Thank you Mark. Related Articles:
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
FINALLY A FINANCIAL IDEA THAT WON'T CAUSE YOU TO LOSE SLEEP
By Joseph BallarinoThis book should be required reading for all who are "no messing around" serious about their financial situation and understand that they must get beyond "Wall Street Hype" to have the best chance for a successful future.
As an independent CFP, I've spent more than 30 years looking for financial strategies that offer a superior risk/return ratio. Pamela Yellen explains how Bank On Yourself minimizes risk while offering liquidity, flexibility and tax advantages. My own Bank On Yourself plan is a safe "financial foundation" type of asset - that I can use for all sorts of things from buying cars to purchasing business equipment, etc. As a result I never pay needless finance charges, interest, etc. In addition, I have a financial asset that can provide additional retirement income if needed in the future.
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As an independent CFP, I've spent more than 30 years looking for financial strategies that offer a superior risk/return ratio. Pamela Yellen explains how Bank On Yourself minimizes risk while offering liquidity, flexibility and tax advantages. My own Bank On Yourself plan is a safe "financial foundation" type of asset - that I can use for all sorts of things from buying cars to purchasing business equipment, etc. As a result I never pay needless finance charges, interest, etc. In addition, I have a financial asset that can provide additional retirement income if needed in the future.
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