Browsing the archives for the Historical Reality Checks category
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn The Framers planted and nurtured these early abolitionist seeds from which the recognition of black equality and the eventual end of slavery would later blossom. This fact was further clarified by Bishop Richard Allen, a former slave from Pennsylvania who was later freed after converting his master to Christianity. [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Note these additional examples of the anti-slavery positions resolutely embraced by several influential American figures: JOHN WITHERSPOON (1723-1794)… Founding Father… Signatory Declaration of Independence & Articles of Confederation… President of Princeton University [6th] (1768-1794)… Delegate to Continental Congress [NJ] (1776-1782) “[I]t is certainly unlawful to make inroads upon others [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Moreover, until the Revolutionary Era, no serious effort had EVER been undertaken to dismantle the vile institution of slavery. Consider the following: JOHN JAY (1745-1829)… Founding Father… President of Continental Congress (1778-1779)… U.S. Ambassador to Spain (1779-1782)… Co-author of the Federalist Papers (1788)… Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court [1st] [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn “But the whole thing, after all, may be put very simply. I believe that it is better to tell the truth than to lie. I believe that it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe that it is better to know than to [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Presidential approval ratings since 1950:[1] George W. Bush…was rated a HIGH of 90% and a LOW of 29%. George H. W. Bush…was rated a HIGH of 89% and a LOW of 29%. Harry S Truman…was rated a HIGH of 87% and a LOW of 23%. John F. Kennedy…was rated [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Regardless of your personal religious–or non-religious–views, it is a historical fact that the United States of America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. The true controversy is simply that apologists argue Judeo-Christian principles are the source of our national strength, while critics argue that these same principles–if they are even [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Judge for yourself how successfully the planks of the Communist Party platform have been grafted into the tree of American liberty. On 10 January 1963, the following was entered into the Congressional record [1] by U.S. Representative Albert Sydney Herlong, Jr. (1909-1995) [D-FL] who served in Congress from 1949 to [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on 8 October 2010 and has been awarded 90 times to 120 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2009—97 times to individuals and 23 times to organizations. In 2007, the Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn “Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.” –Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) OVERALL… From 1790 to 2010 the DJIA increased by 29,373%. From 1790 to 2010 the NYSE price of gold per fine ounce increased by 389%. From 1790 [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn “But the whole thing, after all, may be put very simply. I believe that it is better to tell the truth than to lie. I believe that it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe that it is better to know than to [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Most law-abiding citizens acknowledge the unfortunate necessity of paying taxes, but since the Civil War era, our government has advanced decidedly unconstitutional policies that would appall the Framers, who never envisioned a tax system like the one we presently “enjoy.” “To preserve [the] independence [of the people,] we must [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn America’s rapidly disappearing middle-class will likely become the next “species” placed on the endangered list. Only a century ago, life was very different for the middle-class who enjoyed unprecedented prosperity and a first-rate standard of living. In fact, the middle-class lifestyle of yesteryear would today be more accurately described [...]
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn “I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared.”[1] The price of history…[2] [3] [4] The Revolutionary War (1775-1783) cost $101,000,000 or $1,258,000,000 (2009 USD). The Louisiana Purchase (1803) cost $23,000,000 or $324,600,000 (2009 [...]
