Website owner: James Miller
Let us just strip the wealthy of their wealth and divide it among ourselves!
“We are the people. We have the numbers. We have the guns. We have the power! Let us just strip the wealthy of their wealth and divide it among ourselves!”
The above idea sounds very rough and blunt. People don’t usually get that blunt. Not in modern civilized society. But there are different ways of saying things. Some ways are less blunt than others. There are some ideas that have caught fire and become very fashionable all over the entire world in the last couple hundred years that amount to essentially the above. You can guess what I mean: the ideas of Communism and Socialism. It is just the technique and manner of doing it that varies. It happened in Russia, China, Cambodia, Cuba and many other countries. And these ideas are the “in thing” in the universities of America. The idea may be all dressed up with a lot of philosophy, theory, rationalization, but it all amounts to something very simple. Through the ages this world has had its few rich and multitudes of poor. Only in our modern day has capitalism and industrialization raised the poor up to a level of affluence. It is interesting that such an idea would have arisen in the wealthy part of the world (Europe). It does sound very much like envy of the rich doesn’t it?
Do you think that the same idea might have occurred to the masses of poor in different countries of ancient times? With power in the hands of a king and an aristocracy they probably wouldn’t have given such an idea serious consideration. But a democracy is different. In a democracy the power is in the hands of the people. In a democracy such an idea becomes workable.
Nothing is new in this world. Everything has been thought of and done before. The idea of people banding together and robbing others is not new. It is as old as time itself. How about the Huns, the Vikings, and the Mongols?
Nov 2016
Jesus Christ and His Teachings
Way of enlightenment, wisdom, and understanding
America, a corrupt, depraved, shameless country
On integrity and the lack of it
The test of a person's Christianity is what he is
Ninety five percent of the problems that most people have come from personal foolishness
Liberalism, socialism and the modern welfare state
The desire to harm, a motivation for conduct
On Self-sufficient Country Living, Homesteading
Topically Arranged Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations. Common Sayings. Poor Richard's Almanac.
Theory on the Formation of Character
People are like radio tuners --- they pick out and listen to one wavelength and ignore the rest
Cause of Character Traits --- According to Aristotle
We are what we eat --- living under the discipline of a diet
Avoiding problems and trouble in life
Role of habit in formation of character
Personal attributes of the true Christian
What determines a person's character?
Love of God and love of virtue are closely united
Intellectual disparities among people and the power in good habits
Tools of Satan. Tactics and Tricks used by the Devil.
The Natural Way -- The Unnatural Way
Wisdom, Reason and Virtue are closely related
Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is another
My views on Christianity in America
The most important thing in life is understanding
We are all examples --- for good or for bad
Television --- spiritual poison
The Prime Mover that decides "What We Are"
Where do our outlooks, attitudes and values come from?
Sin is serious business. The punishment for it is real. Hell is real.
Self-imposed discipline and regimentation
Achieving happiness in life --- a matter of the right strategies
Self-control, self-restraint, self-discipline basic to so much in life