That was “incendiary” and “ugly”... /s
"Unfortunately, people on the make seem to have a keener appreciation of the power of words, as the magic road to other power, than do people defending values that seem to them too obvious to require words.
The expression "It goes without saying . . . " is a fatal trap. Few things go without saying. Some of the most valuable things in life may go away without saying whether loved ones in one's personal life or the freedom or survival of a nation.
Barack Obama is today's most prominent example of the power of words. Conversely, the understated patrician style of country-club Republicans is no small part of their many problems."
And for those who think education is the answer to all the world’s problems, German was the best educated country in the world and most of the Brown Shirts were students.
God bless Thomas Sowell for his courage in pointing out the politically incorrect but inescapable truth in this article.
He can do it because he is a Black man, but patriotism knows no color barriers.
We The People give away are freedom in exchange for security.
Every elected republican should be reading this article once3 a day from now till the next election, would it sink in by then?
Part of it, in terms of the GOP itself, is that there are many Republican candidates who long ago forgot their principles and actually don't have anything to say. But even those who do are understated and way too polite.
I liked this observation: Gen. Douglas MacArthur gave a one-word definition of defensive warfare: defeat.