Archive for Richard W. Stevens
Just Dial 911? The Myth of Police Protection
Richard Stevens is a lawyer in Washington, D.C., and author of Dial 911 and Die (Mazel Freedom Press, 1999). Underlying all “gun control” ideology is this one belief.” “Private citizens don’t need firearms because the police will protect them from crime.” That belief is both false and dangerous for two reasons. First, the police cannot [...]
1Apr2000 | Richard W. Stevens | 34 comments | ContinuedThe Human Rights Deception
Richard Stevens, a lawyer in Washington, D.C., specializes in legal research and writing. On December 10, 1998, world and national leaders commemorate the birthday of an impostor. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 50 years old on that date. Because Americans know so little about their own Constitution and Bill of Rights, [...]
1Dec1998 | Richard W. Stevens | 4 comments | ContinuedHow to Destroy Wealth
Mr. Stevens is a lawyer and teaches Legal Research & Writing at George Washington University National Law Center. Anyone can demonstrate the fundamen tal flaw in the welfare state by engaging in a simple experiment which illustrates that the coercive “redistribution” of wealth destroys wealth. Legislators who take funds from taxpayers coercively to create “wealth” [...]
1Dec1995 | Richard W. Stevens | 0 comments | ContinuedRaising Taxes Stifles Initiative Invisibly
Mr. Stevens is an attorney in Alexandria, Virginia. A business talk show host recently stated that even with higher taxes on everybody, the American spirit of initiative and hard work would survive. Nobody, he said, would stop working hard just because his taxes went up. A true story shows how that host was wrong. Thirteen-year-old [...]
1Aug1993 | Richard W. Stevens | 3 comments | Continued-
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