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Feb 25, 2012

Chapter 2 - OF THE LIBERTY OF THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION.  Part 4 of 4

"In politics, again, it is almost a commonplace, that a party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life; until the one or the other shall have so enlarged its mental grasp as...


Feb 18, 2012

Chapter 2 - OF THE LIBERTY OF THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION.  Part 3

"To abate the force of these considerations, an enemy of free discussion may be supposed to say, that there is no necessity for mankind in general to know and understand all that can be said against or for their opinions by philosophers and theologians....


Coming Up Short...

Feb 15, 2012

I have never made much of a fuss about asking for donations for the podcast.  This may have had some impact on the fact that I have only gotten one since I've been doing these.

Turns out I came up a bit short this payperiod.  Libsyn is asking Paypal for the "rent" on the website.  Paypal is asking the bank where my...


Feb 13, 2012

Chapter 2 - OF THE LIBERTY OF THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION.  Part 2

"Aware of the impossibility of defending the use of punishment for restraining irreligious opinions, by any argument which will not justify Marcus Antoninus, the enemies of religious freedom, when hard pressed, occasionally accept this consequence, and...