At a libertarian "camp" I attended over the summer, one of the lecturers was discussing what a just/ideal society would look like. And everyone said, "Oh, yes, equal wealth distribution!!" And he went along with that until he started drawing graphs on the chalk board that depicted everyone down at the poverty line versus ones where everyone was past the threshold of comfortable living, but some people had two, three, ten times as much as the lowest denominator.
Now which society would you rather live in? asked the lecturer.
I like words, images, graphic design, well-turned phrases, doodling, humor and profundity. These are found in every quarter and I'm always on the hunt. I was rescued (in November, 1974) from guilt and a stubborn irrational belief in an impersonal chance universe (with the accompanying hopelessness). I'm now convinced that nothing is more obvious or worthy of our attention than our Creator and the one true ancient path. Only Jesus has the words of everlasting life. Like John Newton "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see."
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YES! I love this quote, as I LOVE Winston Churchill! I just listened to a record with some of his speeches on it. Brilliant.
At a libertarian "camp" I attended over the summer, one of the lecturers was discussing what a just/ideal society would look like. And everyone said, "Oh, yes, equal wealth distribution!!" And he went along with that until he started drawing graphs on the chalk board that depicted everyone down at the poverty line versus ones where everyone was past the threshold of comfortable living, but some people had two, three, ten times as much as the lowest denominator.
Now which society would you rather live in? asked the lecturer.
It made people think.
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