http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/pursuit-of-happiness/forgotten-lines/ Ideas on Liberty Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:40:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/pursuit-of-happiness/forgotten-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-54665 New England Patriots Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:15:45 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9340212#comment-54665 This is truly a genuinely great review for me, should admit which you are between the best bloggers I ever saw.Thanks for posting this informative article. This is truly a genuinely great review for me, should admit which you are between the best bloggers I ever saw.Thanks for posting this informative article.

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/pursuit-of-happiness/forgotten-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-24971 The Greenroom » Forum Archive » Hey, it’s NOT a free country? Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:30:51 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9340212#comment-24971 [...] it a free country? More or less, writes David Henderson. In areas like civil rights or in rolling back government monopolies or such (think Ma Bell or the [...] [...] it a free country? More or less, writes David Henderson. In areas like civil rights or in rolling back government monopolies or such (think Ma Bell or the [...]

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/pursuit-of-happiness/forgotten-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-24953 DYSPEPSIA GENERATION » Blog Archive » It’s a Free Country! Or Is It? Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:14:24 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9340212#comment-24953 [...] David Henderson is not so sure. In the January 23, 2010, Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle, one of the clues was “Sassy reply to criticism.” The answer: “It’s a free country.” Why do I find this so striking? For two reasons. First, when I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, not many people around me considered that a sassy reply. When I used the line, it was shorthand for, “I have rights; maybe this isn’t the best decision, but I have the right to make my own mistakes.” Second, almost no one uses that line any more. Why? I think it’s because, if only subconsciously, most people recognize that in some important ways, freedom in the United States has declined. [...] [...] David Henderson is not so sure. In the January 23, 2010, Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle, one of the clues was “Sassy reply to criticism.” The answer: “It’s a free country.” Why do I find this so striking? For two reasons. First, when I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, not many people around me considered that a sassy reply. When I used the line, it was shorthand for, “I have rights; maybe this isn’t the best decision, but I have the right to make my own mistakes.” Second, almost no one uses that line any more. Why? I think it’s because, if only subconsciously, most people recognize that in some important ways, freedom in the United States has declined. [...]

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/pursuit-of-happiness/forgotten-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-24783 D. Saul Weiner Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:20:01 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9340212#comment-24783 Here is another line I used to hear growing up but never do anymore - "Let's not make a federal case out of ..." Now that the federal government is in charge of everything, it is an anachronism. I would like to see that one make a comeback too. Here is another line I used to hear growing up but never do anymore – “Let’s not make a federal case out of …” Now that the federal government is in charge of everything, it is an anachronism. I would like to see that one make a comeback too.

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