1. Politicians in Washington DC will never be able to resolve your problems more effectively than you.
2. Local leaders will care about and be able to solve local problems far better than politicians in Washington DC.
3. Politicians in Washington DC need to be held accountable for their failures.
4. Primary elections provide the perfect opportunity to show displeasure with the status quo in Washington DC.
5. Seeking to make a career out of holding political office should be scorned and ridiculed.
6. Nominate people within your community who do not want to serve to Federal office.
7. Never give a dime to a political campaign for a career politician.
8. Donate to a local charity that addresses the needs of your community in lieu of political donations.
9. Volunteer in your community.
10. Look for solutions outside of politics.
11. Act as if you are responsible for solving the problems in your community.
12. Become the shining light in your neighborhood.
13. The larger the government the more wealth it will confiscate from you.
14. The current system of government in the United States is oligarchic in nature.
15. Dangerous liberty is better than a safe tyranny.
16. Politicians have an incentive not to solve problems.
17. Government programs increase costs.
18. Political corruption should lead to prison sentences.
19. Inflation and taxation are destroying the middle class.
Thomas Aquinas is credited as one of the greatest proponents of natural law. During his time in Cologne he was taught by Albertus Magnus. Magnus used the teachings of Aristotle in his mentorship of Thomas Aquinas.
The Mount of Forty Springs, Zagros Mountains, Iran Saturday 11:30 PM
By the dim light of torches seven hooded figures made their ascent up the nearly invisible path. Thirty minutes had passed since they began hiking off the established trail. A person who had never traveled this path would not have been able to find it.
These men were not making their first journey. Each had traveled this path as part of a group and individually. Even without the torches each man would find the destination without difficulty. Some things could never be forgotten.
In silence they made their final steps. Amidst the juniper and oak trees stood a single cedar tree. They had arrived at their destination. Concealed amidst the undergrowth was a small cave. Sliding a large bolder away from the back of the cave revealed a secret stairwell.
The men could not be completely at ease yet, but the most physically demanding portion of their journey was over. From this point things would be more psychologically challenging and each man would handle those struggles...