This I Believe . . .

There is a discernible order and truth superseding human control and connecting everything in the universe.  Whether you call it "God" or something else, it is undeniable if your eyes are open.

I oppose school vouchers not because of the harm they might do to public schools, but because of the harm they will do to private schools.  Wherever public money goes, public control follows.

As America imports more people fleeing from the rest of the world, America is becoming more like the rest of the world.  Amazingly, this self-evident observation is too controversial for anyone in public life to utter.

Secession is not treason.  Secession is a defense against treason.  If you don't take my meaning, read my copious posts about how the federal government shreds the Constitution on a daily basis.  A breached contract no longer binds.

Anyone who takes an oath to uphold the Constitution has a right and a duty to disobey orders that clearly violate it.  On a larger scale, anyone with a conscience also has a right and a duty to disobey orders that clearly violate it; "following orders" was a defense rejected at Nuremberg, and for good reason.

Capitalism untethered to any religious, ethical, or moral considerations is just as destructive as socialism.  Indeed, Karl Marx portrayed capitalism as a necessary phase that society must go through to reach socialism and later communism, since the base materialism of capitalism disregards and destroys tradition, individual moral worth, faith, and loyalty. 

I don't believe in punishing people for trashy or immoral behavior. I simply don't associate with such people.  Our collective problem today is that we celebrate such behavior while forcing the responsible among us to pay for it, which hardly fosters civilization.

Happiness is something far different from pleasure or joy, which are fleeting.  So many people are in therapy because they were brought up to believe they have a right to feel good at every waking moment, and that pain is negative and should be avoided.  If they would simply embrace pain as a fundamental aspect of life in this world, they could achieve true happiness, which is contentment.

Living in a cold climate makes people stronger and more resourceful.  Living in a warm climate makes people languid and dull.

Love is not merely an internal feeling, which is selfish.  Love is a conscious choice to devote yourself to someone even when internal feelings fade.  If it were otherwise, there would be no need for the marital vow to love.