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"Fascism and communism both promise "social welfare," "social justice," and "fairness" to justify authoritarian means and extensive arbitrary and discretionary governmental powers." - F. A. Hayek"

"Life is a Bungling process and in no way educational." in James M. Cain

Jean Giraudoux who first said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.”

If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law. Sir Winston Churchill

"summum ius summa iniuria" ("More laws, more injustice.") Cicero

As Christopher Hitchens once put it, “The essence of tyranny is not iron law; it is capricious law.”

"Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." Ronald Reagan

"Law is where you buy it." Raymond Chandler

"Why did God make so many damn fools and Democrats?" Clarence Day

"If I feel like feeding squirrels to the nuts, this is the place for it." - Cluny Brown

"Oh, pshaw! When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have." Owen Wister "The Virginian"

Oscar Wilde said about the death scene in Little Nell, you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Thomas More's definition of government as "a conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of a commonwealth.” ~ Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples

“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” ~ Jonathon Swift

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Where They Still Celebrate the Victory Over Japan

Where They Still Celebrate the Victory Over Japan « The Enterprise Blog
August 8, 2011 By Lazar Berman

Rhode Islanders are staying home today, marking a holiday that only they observe. Victory Day, or Victory over Japan (V-J) Day, celebrates the Japanese surrender that ended World War II. Though the initial surrender announcement came on August 14, 1945, and the surrender document was signed on September 2, Rhode Islanders have been observing the second Monday of August as Victory Day since 1948. Other states that had recognized the holiday repealed it in the following decades, and when Arkansas abolished the holiday in 1975, Rhode Island was the only state left still observing it.

Why does Rhode Island, of all states, still mark V-J Day, and has the time come for it to follow the lead of the other 49 states?

I suspect that the answer to the first question is rather prosaic. The strength of RI’s public sector unions makes it difficult to abolish a paid public holiday. ...

The fact that 1945 victory is receding into history along with the men who made it possible renders continued observance of V-J Day even more significant. It also highlights how long has passed since America’s last unambiguous and total victory. With the unconditional surrender, America was able to create a prosperous Japan on its terms, and an American ally in a vital region. But total victory often means total war, and the bombing of Tokyo, siege, and atomic bombs were all major contributors to the Japanese surrender.

Were these means justified? Does America still have what it takes to force unconditional surrender? .... Read on at above link.

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