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February 16, 2016

6 Quotes: Antonin Scalia on Law and the Judiciary

When Justice Antonin Scalia died on Saturday, the Supreme Court lost not only one it’s most astute and brilliant legal mind, but one of the wittiest and most profound judges in American history. Continue Reading...

December 07, 2015

6 Quotes: The Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Religious Freedom (Dignitatis Humanae)

Fifty years ago today, on December 7, 1965, Pope Paul VI promulgated the Declaration on Religious Freedom (Dignitatis humanae). This document produced by the Second Vatican Council clarified the Catholic Church’s views on religious liberty, changed the way the Church interacted with states, and helped foster ecumenical relations with other faith traditions. Continue Reading...

October 22, 2015

6 Quotes: Russell Moore on Religious Conservatism

“There is a kind of religious conservatism that can simply be another form of nostalgia,” says Russell Moore, “There is a kind of religious conservatism that can easily present itself as time travelers from the past. Continue Reading...

October 13, 2015

6 Quotes: Angus Deaton on Poverty

Yesterday, Princeton economist Angus Deaton won the Nobel prize in economic sciences for his work on “analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.” In honor of this recognition, here are six quotes by Deaton on poverty: On poverty measurements: “Poverty lines are as much political as scientific constructions.” Continue Reading...

August 12, 2015

6 Quotes: John Cochrane on Rule of Law in the Regulatory State

When Americans think about the rule of law—if they ever think about it at all—it’s usually about how it’s lacking in foreign lands, such as Latin America or Africa. Corruption and bribery, the usual symptoms of a breakdown in the rule of law, aren’t much of an issue for us. Continue Reading...

July 31, 2015

6 Quotes: Milton Friedman on freedom and economics

Aristotle has often been described as the philosopher of common sense. Similarly, Milton Friedman, who would have been 103 years old today, could be described as the economist of common sense. Continue Reading...

September 19, 2014

6 Quotes: Roger Scruton on Conservatism

During student protests in Paris in 1968, Roger Scruton watched students overturn cars to erect barricades and tear up cobblestones to throw at police. It was at that moment he realized he was a conservative: I suddenly realized I was on the other side. Continue Reading...

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