Just about every society has imprisonment as a potential punishment for lawbreakers. In at least six countries, you might get sent to jail for breaking the law, but you won’t get in […]
Breaking Out of Jail is Completely Legal in These Countries
A Prophecy About Income Tax
When a federal income tax was being debated in 1910, Richard E. Byrd (1860-1925), Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, made the following prediction about what such a tax would mean. […]
Is Life So Dear or Peace So Sweet?
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry stood in St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, and addressed the members of the Virginia Convention. He spoke the words that would forever be linked to […]
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