Archive for Clarence E. Manion
Legalized Immorality
The late Clarence Manion was Dean of the College of Law, Notre Dame University. “Legalized Immorality,” an excerpt from his 1950 book, The Key to Peace, appeared in Essays on Liberty, Volume I (FEE, 1952). It must be remembered that 96 percent of the peace, order, and welfare existing in human society is always produced [...]
1Mar1996 | Clarence E. Manion | 2 comments | ContinuedA Page on Freedom: Number 11
Legalized Immorality It must be remembered that 95 per cent of the peace, order, and welfare existing in human society is always produced by the conscientious practice of man-to-man justice and person-to-person charity. When any part of this important domain of personal virtue is transferred to government, that part is automatically released from the restraints [...]
1Sep1984 | Clarence E. Manion | 1 comment | ContinuedLegalized Immorality
Clarence Manion (1896-1979) long served as Dean of the College of Law of Notre Dame University. This article is from his book, The Key to Peace, published in 1950. A paperbacked edition of the book, covering the ideas in the Declaration of Independence and the basic institutions and practices of the American way, is available [...]
1Jul1982 | Clarence E. Manion | 0 comments | ContinuedAcres of Diamonds
From the Prologue to The Key to Peace by Clarence Manion. More than fifty years ago, the Reverend Russell Conwell of Philadelphia delivered more than five thousand times a lecture which was titled "Acres of Diamonds." The lecture was built around the fabulous story of a Persian farmer named Hafed. To Hafed’s home one day [...]
1Jul1963 | Clarence E. Manion | 0 comments | ContinuedRight and Wrong–Not Right and Left
Former Dean of the School of Law, University of Notre Dame, Dr. Manion now heads the Manion Forum. From an address at the Yale Law School. I have almost lost faith in semantics, and if I can spell out the word very carefully, let me say that I am just about at the point of [...]
1Jul1963 | Clarence E. Manion | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Social Security Tax
Dr. Manion, formerly Dean of the Law School at Notre Dame, now practices law in South Bend, Indiana. The promoters Of the great social security deception never advertised it to the people as a slick, easily collectible form of constantly increasing taxation, Nevertheless, when the original Federal Social Security Act was passed upon by the [...]
1Nov1955 | Clarence E. Manion | 1 comment | Continued-
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