Our weekly wrap… Sunday to Sunday… Please share! Ask Marion
Quote of the Week: “A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all. They’ll never know what it means to have a private moment to themselves, an unrecorded, unanalyzed thought. And that’s a problem because privacy matters, privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be.” …Edward Snowden
Lloyd Marcus Says Thanks Duck Dynasty for the Christmas Gift – WoC 2013
- How The Grinch Stole Healthcare
- What Happens When the Mossad and the World’s Wealthiest Arabs Want You Dead?
- National ID Law Takes Effect In 2014
- Lloyd Marcus Says Thanks Duck Dynasty for the Christmas Gift – WoC 2013
- Dogs slaughtered for meat in Vietnam… Stop the Dog Meat Trade
- Fox Cable News Remains Ratings Champ As 2013 Comes to Close
- The Chinese Dragon Flexes Its Military Muscle
- Muslim Groups Are Reportedly Circulating This Illustration of Santa Getting Punched in the Face – WoC 2013
- Which Tax Breaks Are Ending In 2013: Many Deductions Set To Expire
- ‘Duck Dynasty’ Suspension Lifted to Resume Filming With Phil Robertson ~ The Five Video
- The Council Has Spoken!! This Weeks’ Watcher’s Council Results
- "America’s Mama Grizz!" – Wild Bill [video]
- Kwanzaa – WoC 2013
- A Bag of Broken Glass – Obama’s Christmas Gift to Americans
- The TSA’s Truth In Parody – They Are A Joke No Matter How You Look At It
- Whistle BLOWER- President Obama’s HALF sister comes FORTH!
- All I Want(ed) for Christmas…
- Alert: Kim Jong Un to soldiers: Prep for war that could start ‘without prior notice’
- The 2nd Day of Christmas–St. Stephen’s Day, Boxing Day and Wenceslaus
- Merry Christmas From Ask Marion
- Watcher’s Council Nominations – Christmas Day Edition
- Members of Congress Win Right to Say ‘Merry Christmas’ Without Ethics Violation – WoC 2013
- CHECK OUT: YourLiberalAunt.Com!
- Forum: What Do You Think The Meaning Of Christmas Is? What Does It Mean To You?
- Simpler Times, A Groetzmeier Christmas – WoC 2013
- Presidential Christmas Addresses… WoC 2013
- Last Minute, Budget and Gifts of Thoughtfulness – WoC 2013
- Verily, It Is A Clusterduck
- The Best Part of the Christmas Season – Love, Charity, and Kindness
- Glenn Beck Makes a Very Exciting Offer to the Cast of ‘Duck Dynasty’
- The Wrap at Ask Marion 12.15.13 Thru 12.22.13
Also See:
- How The Grinch Stole Healthcare
- Are Young Americans Signing Up For Obamacare?
- A Failing Grade for Obamacare
- Time to Stock Up on Incandescent Bulbs Before They Go Out Permanently
- Obamacare and Review of 2013 Should Remind Us We Are Not 'Subjects'; We Are People
- Healed After 19 Years: A Christmas Eve Miracle
- Second-Hand Smoke Proven Harmless – Again
- Some Fun Christmas Pet Photos From 2013 and Years Past
- Dogs slaughtered for meat in Vietnam… Stop the Dog Meat Trade
- Stop the Pain… Get-Involved and Speak Up Whenever You Suspect Abuse, Of Any Kind
- True Meaning Of Family – Stray Cat Takes Day-Old Puppy Off The Streets
- Too-Cute Kitten Holiday Chorus (Video)
- Merry Christmas From Just One More Pet
- Puppy Rescued Just Inches from its Life on Moving Belt
- Cute Dogs Barking: Jingle Bells, Rescues Rock! Please share!
- Christmas for Pet People – Woc 2013
- ‘Miracle’ dog that survived gassing headed to Rose Parade
Book of the Week – The Founding Conservatives: How a Group of Unsung Heroes Saved the American Revolution (Kindle)
“It is not only the cause, but our manner of conducting it, that will establish character.” —John Dickinson, 1773
A nation at war and widespread mistrust of the military. A financial crash and an endless economic crisis. A Congress so divided it barely functioned. Bitter partisan disputes over everything from taxation and the distribution of wealth to the role of banks and corporations in society. Welcome to the world of the Founding Fathers.
According to most narratives of the American Revolution, the founders were united in their quest for independence and steadfast in their efforts to create a stable, effective government. But the birth of our republic was far more complicated than many realize. The Revolution was nearly derailed by extremists who wanted to do too much, too quickly and who refused to rest until they had remade American society. If not for a small circle of conservatives who kept radicalism in check and promoted capitalism, a strong military, and the preservation of tradition, our country would be vastly different today.
In the first book to chronicle the critical role these men played in securing our freedom, David Lefer provides an insightful and gripping account of the birth of modern American conservatism and its impact on the earliest days of our nation.
Among these founding conservatives were men like John Dickinson, who joined George Washington’s troops in a battle against the British on July 4, 1776, and that same week drafted the Articles of Confederation; James Wilson, a staunch free-market capitalist who defended his home against a mob of radicals demanding price controls and in the process averted a bloody American equivalent to Bastille Day; Silas Deane, who mixed patriotism with profit seeking while petitioning France to aid America; and Robert Morris, who financed the American Revolution and founded the first bank and the first modern multinational corporation in the United States.
Drawing on years of archival research, Lefer shows how these and other determined founders championed American freedom while staying faithful to their ideals. In the process, they not only helped defeat the British but also laid the groundwork for American capitalism to thrive.
The Founding Conservatives is an intellectual adventure story, full of gunfights and big ideas. It is also an extraordinary reminder of the punishing battles our predecessors fought to create and maintain the free and prosperous nation we know today.
We are living in amazing times, good and bad, the kind of times that truly try men’s (and women’s) souls and that make or break countries and shape (or reshape) societies. Please get involved, pray for guidance, prepare for the worst (for yourself and to help others), then educate yourself and share what you learn with as many people as you can. All our futures depend on it!!
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