Tag Archives: 19th Century

Quote of the Week

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Don Merritt

Another quote today from the original “quotable” Mark Twain: “If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.”  Wow, then too I see…

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Quote of the Week

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But … Continue reading →

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Marriage in the 19th Century

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Don Merritt

In my last several posts, I’ve discussed hope, faith, Love and Forgiveness.  Today I thought that I’d wrap the whole series (as it turned out to be) with a little bit of application that comes from a book that I … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” John Adams (1814)

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All but forgotten

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Don Merritt

The strange case of Garfield and Arthur A very unlikely pair of men adorned the Republican Party ticket in the election of 1881; neither of them wanted the office he was running for.  James A. Garfieldwas the party’s choice for … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; …. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they … Continue reading →

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You Never Can Tell

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Don Merritt

No sir, you really can’t tell!  Take a look at this young man; go ahead, look closely.  I wonder how old he is here, and what sort of a young man he was, I wonder what ever became of him… … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.” Frederic Bastiat

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Quote of the Week

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Were we directed from Washington when to sow, and when to reap, we should soon want bread.”  Thomas Jefferson, 

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William McKinley and the American Century

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Don Merritt

William McKinley was President of the United States when we emerged onto the world stage and became a power.  It’s funny how he has been remembered; some people see him as one of the all-time great presidents because he ended … Continue reading →

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