tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399591182571768307.post-33164037181078157182007-01-16T09:23:00.000-06:002007-02-07T20:32:48.850-06:00<p>We know that new ideas do not take hold until an intellectual shift stirs the tide of opinion. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus" target="_blank">Copernicus</a> first discovered the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentrism" target="_blank">heliocentric</a> view of the world yet the Catholic Church would not recognize this as the major idea since it would create "disruption" in the world of man. Economics also shows this trend as it took centuries for man to adopt Laissez Faire economics after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith" target="_blank">Adam Smith</a> pubished <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations" target="_blank">The Wealth of Nations</a></em> in 1776. Present day we find that collectivism seems to take hold and we see Government creating expensive departments with no improvements in our daily life. When will we see the implementation of a more freedom loving society promoted by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman" target="_blank">Milton Friedman</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bastiat" target="_blank">Frédéric Bastiat</a>?</p><p><hr /><br />Related Links:<p></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.fee.org/publications/notes/notes/theTide.asp" target="_blank">The Tide in the Affairs of Men</a> - by Milton Friedman and Rose D. Friedman</p><hr /><br /><p>Related Quotes:</p><p><em>I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.</em> - Milton Friedman</p><p><em>The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.</em> - Milton Friedman</p><p><em>Each of us has a natural right, from God, to defend his person, his liberty, and his property.</em> - Frédéric Bastiat</p>Genghis1227http://www.blogger.com/profile/13568616630634946188noreply@blogger.com