Today's American Minute
How do Politicians become Corrupt? "The Love of Power and the Love of Money" warned Franklin - American Minute with Bill Federer
81-year-old Ben Franklin gave an address, titled "Dangers of a Salaried Bureaucracy": "Sir, there are two passions which have a powerful influence in the affairs of men ... ambition and avarice -- the love of power and the love of money ... When united ... they have ... the most violent effects. Place before the eyes of such men a post of honor, that shall, at the same time, be a place of profit, and they will move heaven and earth to obtain it."
Politics: Create Problems to Seize Power; Scandals Ancient and Modern; Do Ends Justify Means? - American Minute with Bill Federer
Scandals Ancient & Modern: "Ends" do not justify "Means"! - American Minute with Bill Federer
The conviction that one's political agenda is so good that it justifies bending the laws to implement it has produced innumerable scandals throughout history.
Justice James Wilson: America has "the BEST form of government which has EVER been offered to the WORLD"- American Minute with Bill Federer
Justice James Wilson: America "the BEST form of government which has EVER been offered to the WORLD"
He added: "Under that Constitution there are 'citizens,' but no 'subjects.'" What Wilson was underscoring was that Kings have "subjects" who are subjected to the King's will. Republics have "citizens," who are effectively co-rulers, co-sovereigns, co-kings.
Who are the Houthis? - American Minute with Bill Federer
Fifteen percent of the world’s maritime traffic travels this route, but as the Yemen Houthis attack oil tankers, the only alternative route is to sail around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope adding an extra 2,000 miles to the trip. This consumes much more fuel and drastically increases the costs of products shipped.
Sanctity of Life "The greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion"-Mother Teresa - American Minute with Bill Federer
President Reagan addressed the March for Life, January 22, 1985: “I’m convinced, as I know you are, that our response to the 12th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton must be to rededicate ourselves to ending the terrible national tragedy of abortion.”