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Jay's Tuesday Free Enterprise Quote - 26 February 2013

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Home Inspector with Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC 3380-000723

"It is sobering to reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence."

Charles A. Beard (1874-1948)

If you are a fan of history you know about Dr. Beard.  He is a professor and historian of long repute, and wrote especially about the rise of the American experience and the economics surrounding it.

This quote interests me for so many reasons.  It seems so current!

And it goes to show that some things are a great circle of recurrence.

This was said during the early days of the Depression when the country was experiencing what he saw as dramatic, wasteful spending increases.  He wrote that little economic "stimulus" would be the result, and he was right. 

He would be so condemning now of our reckless gubment spending, and would be derided because of his position.

We hear so often that the Founding Fathers are old, dead, white guys.  And had no understanding of our day.  And created a document that might have been fine for the past, but things are modern now, there are many more people, and so the things they said and did are no longer applicable.

ALL THAT IS PAP.  UTTER PAP.  IT IS SAID BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO SUBSTANCE TO OFFER, SO INSTEAD OF REBUTTING WHAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS HAD TO SAY, THEY TRY TO GAIN POSITION BY DEMEANING.

The Founding Fathers were concerned with tyranny.  They wanted a republican government that allowed for citizen participation through representation, the rule of law and voicing opinion.  They were exceptionally schooled in world history and how civilizations rose and fell.  And they were familiar with and understood human nature.

The Founding Fathers left us words, documents, ideas and experience that were based in principles that are applicable forever.  Principles don't fail.  They are the base upon which what follows it built.

Hence the name FOUNDING Fathers!  They provided us a FOUNDATION!

And Dr. Beard is right!  He himself was a "dangerous citizen" because if you read what he wrote about history and his times, he was not afraid to bring the FOUNDATION of this country into play.

The FOUNDATION of this country is not a radical idea!  It is sound!  That is why it endures.

And it will continue to endure, unless, of course, those who think they are smarter than the Founding Fathers' valued principles chip away enough of their bequeathed FOUNDATION that it falls.

Republican gubment keeps the chippers at bay!  We are the people.  We must protect ourselves for surely if we do not act for ourselves we will be acted upon.

 

 

 

Posted by

Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC  

Based in Bristow, serving all of Northern Virginia.

Office (703) 330-6388   Cell (703) 585-7560

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Comments (11)

Dale Terry
Yadkinville, NC

Jay, many Americans that decry the government and its massive power grab are also on many "lists" that the government keeps.  Although I disagree with "sovereign"citizens, they echo what our founders said and believed.

Feb 25, 2013 11:58 PM
Robert Butler
Aspect Inspection - Montreal West Island, QC
Montreal Home Inspector | Aspect Inspection

He looksa pretty sneaky, maybee even a subversive? Who else goes arround clean shaven calling himself Mr Beard ?:)

Feb 26, 2013 05:47 AM
Steven Cook
No Longer Processing Mortgages. - Tacoma, WA

Jay -- the interesting thing is that the Founding Fathers actually left us with a true and square foundation.  However, I think some of those constructing on it are going off plumb.

Feb 26, 2013 08:22 AM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

And if they do, Dale, they are considered nuts!

Apparently he did Robert!  I have a couple of books written by him.  He is a very understandable historian.

An excellent home inspection metaphor/analogy Steven!  I get it!

Feb 26, 2013 10:36 AM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Those that don't know history will surely live it again.   I see the generation a few years down the road saying the same thing as the beat goes one about us.  History does repeat itself.

Feb 26, 2013 06:06 PM
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Good morning Jay,

I have to re-blog your wonderful post, although it will be ignored by those drinking the Kool-aid.  History repeats itself, and this latest debacle of sequestration is just another way for Washington to raise taxes and take away more liberties.

Feb 26, 2013 08:47 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Ignorance repeats itself as "new," James.  The house of mirrors can fool anybody.

Lisa - that is all such a joke.  It amazes me how the gubment can get away with so much doo doo.

Feb 26, 2013 08:51 PM
Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

This guy was a professor before his time. Appropriate message we need to hear today!

Feb 26, 2013 09:03 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

His book about US history is fun to read Gary.  But most people don't read history books like novels.  I kind of do!

Feb 26, 2013 09:04 PM
Steve Hoffacker
Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL
Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Jay,

Great quote and quite illuminating as what we face is not new. :)

Steve

Mar 01, 2013 12:53 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

It's not Steve!  But the leap toward socialist spending is more evident than ever, as is the amount as compared to GDP.

Mar 01, 2013 07:21 PM