Saturday, August 09, 2008

A Man of Letters

...if A were to say all this to B, B would naturally conclude that A himself was the most impudent and dangerous burglar that he (B) had to fear; and that if he (B) wished to secure his property against burglars, his best way would be to kill A in the first place, and then take his chances against all such other burglars as might come afterwards.
Ah, Lysander Spooner, that irascible but loveable old curmudgeon. I guess when recognized historical figures talk about killing government agents, it's no longer threatening and actually becomes admirable and wise.

So how long does Mike Vanderboegh have to be dead before the non-"extreme" stop telling him to shut up?

[Via Jay H]

1 comment:

Michael Dukes said...

Interesting how the 'Authorized Journalist' can't even write a piece with the correct attribution. Contrary to the writers assertion that the quote 'Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty' comes from Jefferson, Wendell Phillips is the true author of this piece of wisdom. But what do you expect from today's drive by media?