[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Who is this "Walter William" guy?

Townhall's editors blow.

[libertylover]

"But let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you - and why?"

I'm going to have to remember that pearl of wisdom.

[libertylover]

Williams hammered home his point in this statement: "The recognition of the fact that Congress has no resources of its own forces us to acknowledge that the only way Congress can give one American one dollar is to first, through intimidation, threats, and coercion, confiscate that dollar from some other American. If a private citizen did the same thing that Congress does, we would call it an immoral act -- namely theft. Acts such as theft that are immoral when done privately do not become moral when done collectively. The moral tragedy that has befallen Americans is our belief that it is OK for government to forcibly use one American to serve the purposes of another."

Williams once explained it like this: "Suppose a man walks down the street and sees someone who looks wealthy to him, so he pulls out a gun and demands $100 from the wealthy man. The wealthy man gives him five $20 bills. Now the first man walks down the street and hands a $20 bill to the first five beggars he sees on the sidewalk. Does that make it right?"

[GOPJ]

Wisdom is not the same as information, or knowledge. These days, there is more information available to everyone than ever before, thanks to the internet, but also, perhaps at least in part because of the internet, there is less wisdom. The late Walter Williams was full of wisdom, which is one reason his economic and social philosophies were so widely ignored by elite economists and the major media...

Cal Thomas captured Walter William's essence ...

[call meVeronica]

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