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Month: December 2007

Posted on December 13, 2007July 7, 2019

Democracy and the Potential Loss of Freedom

I was just reviewing the end chapters of Democracy in America and was reminded of the following from Tocqueville:

 [Warning: it might hit a nerve]

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Posted on December 7, 2007July 7, 2019

William Wilberforce and Amazing Grace

I don’t know if this movie, Amazing Grace, just hasn’t received much press (or maybe I just don’t watch enough TV) but I hadn’t heard anything about it until my wife ordered it from Netflix. However, this is a movie I would recommend to everyone.

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