16th January 2008, 9:17 PM
Man can only be free by ceding part of his authority to decide to the state. Without the state, there cannot be freedom. John Locke's second treatise on civil government. It's essentially the founding text of liberalism. Again, I fail to see what this has to do with fascism - it's basically a verbatim repetition of one of the tenets of liberalism.
DJ, surely you understand that in Ron Paul's world there is no government funding for science - or for anything else, for that matter, except perhaps a defensive army. You can disagree with that, but understand that he's not opposed to science so much as he's opposed to the government funding anything.
Ron Paul would surely disagree; the market is all knowing. If the market decides that there's no money for research, it means there's no demand (and therefore need) for research. Yes, you can disagree with this, but many old men with doctorates in fancy disciplines like philosophy and economics have written long and boring books describing why they think it's true. That makes it a theory, and apparently one that Ron Paul adheres to.
DJ, surely you understand that in Ron Paul's world there is no government funding for science - or for anything else, for that matter, except perhaps a defensive army. You can disagree with that, but understand that he's not opposed to science so much as he's opposed to the government funding anything.
Quote:and the fact is the market is not all knowing
Ron Paul would surely disagree; the market is all knowing. If the market decides that there's no money for research, it means there's no demand (and therefore need) for research. Yes, you can disagree with this, but many old men with doctorates in fancy disciplines like philosophy and economics have written long and boring books describing why they think it's true. That makes it a theory, and apparently one that Ron Paul adheres to.