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		<title>FREE WILL OR FATE</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The Future is not set. There is NO FATE except what we make for ourselves.” If you sat through the 2 hours 17 minutes of “Terminator 2: Judgement Day,” then you probably recognize this little bit of Conservative advice from the movie that brought us a “Kinder, Gentler Terminator.” (No, seriously: they actually promoted the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE PERILS OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I’ve explained before, the First Principle of Conservatism is PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, the simple concept that I am free to make my own choices, and, therefore, must face the consequences of those choices. I stepped in a hole in a grassy median. Nobody made me walk through the grass. I could have gone around through the parking lot and stayed on the flat pavement. It was MY CHOICE, and, because I didn’t watch where I was stepping, I got hurt.]]></description>
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		<title>DISCRIMINATION</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discrimination, in and of itself, is not wrong. We discriminate every single day. We choose which route to take to work because it is either faster, fewer miles, or less stressful. We choose which store to shop at because of what they have to sell, their prices and quality, or the convenience of their location. We choose what shows and movies to watch based upon what we enjoy watching, both at the specific time and in general. And the Discrimination of the consumer influence what products are available, what stores stay in business and what shows stay on television.]]></description>
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		<title>CONSERVATIVE LESSONS FOR SUCCESS</title>
		<link>http://MaverickVoice.com/2010/10/08/conservative-lessons-for-success/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've been thinking about what makes a person successful. To that end, I've come up with 12 Lessons that I believe we should be teaching kids...and ADULTS today, and they are all connected to the Five Principles of Conservatism. Do you have any suggestions or additions? ]]></description>
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		<title>FOUNDING FATHER&#8217;S DAY</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The strength of any family is founded in the lessons taught by its Parents. What a child learns at a young age is carried with them until they are adults, and then they pass that knowledge on to their children as well. But the most important lessons are not about math, science or history. The most important lessons are those taught in the realm of philosophy, and faith, and honor. These aren’t lessons that can or should be limited to the teachers in a school, but should be emphasized by those role models who should have the greatest influence on a child’s life: their PARENTS.]]></description>
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		<title>THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRESSIVISM</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a month ago, I published the Five-Part Series on the Principles of Conservatism, an overview of exactly WHAT makes a person a Conservative, but what are the alternatives? If being a Conservative is a Lifestyle Choice, as I contend that it is, what makes it different from being, say, a Progressive? That’s a great question, and one I’m going to try to answer today.]]></description>
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		<title>WELCOME TO THE NANNY STATE</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Nanny State, a reality where the Government, at every level, tells you what is good for you, how to live, and what to do. You can get an abortion, but it’s illegal to commit suicide. You can smoke pot if you get a prescription, but you can’t take Ibuprofen if you’re a teenage girl having menstrual cramps. If you shoot someone for breaking into your house and don’t kill them, they can sue you for their injuries, and if you miss a stop sign or go through a red light, Big Brother is watching, and the ticket is in the mail!]]></description>
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		<title>PRINCIPLE #5: AN HONEST BELIEF IN SOMETHING LARGER THAN YOURSELF</title>
		<link>http://MaverickVoice.com/2010/05/21/principle-5-an-honest-belief-in-something-larger-than-yourself/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 12:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samuel Adams said, “He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections.” Our HONEST Beliefs form the foundations of our Morality and our Ethics, and, in many ways, define how we treat one another. ]]></description>
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		<title>PRINCIPLE #4: GREATER LIBERTIES</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 22:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I tend to describe Freedom and Liberty like this: FREEDOM is the right to choose, and LIBERTIES are the choices we are able to make. Having the right to choose is important, but if you have no choices, no options to select from, then it really isn’t much of a right. For example, during the 1980’s in Soviet Russia, ASSUMING you had the money, you could CHOOSE to buy a car; however, the only car you could buy was a Lada, and there was a 3-year waiting period, AND the car spent more time in the shop than on the road. That hardly qualifies as Freedom, and certainly doesn’t qualify as LIBERTY!
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		<title>PRINCIPLE #2: SMALLER GOVERNMENT</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 23:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most recent President to significantly reduce the Size of Government and its spending was Ronald Reagan. He said, “Government is not the Solution, it’s the problem.” He knew that our Government had become so bloated that it was crushing the Citizenry that was forced to carry it. As Conservatives, we are not ANTI-GOVERNMENT, but, rather, we are PRO-LIMITED GOVERNMENT. We accept the need for our Government to serve in the capacities defined by the Constitution, and that, beyond those functions, Government should remain limited. By limiting its size and its power, yes, we remove the safety net that the Government can provide, but we also ensure our Freedoms FROM a Government that, if placed in the control of the WRONG people, could enslave the Population for Generations. Unlike Liberals and Progressives, who typically see the Government as the BEST Solution for the ills of the People, Conservatives see the Government as the Solution of LAST RESORT, and that we should not place our faith in the Government to solve our Problems, but in OURSELVES!]]></description>
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		<title>PRINCIPLE #1: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY</title>
		<link>http://MaverickVoice.com/2010/05/17/principal-1-personal-responsibility/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 22:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The First Principle of Conservatism is PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. Sounds simple, right? Take responsibility for yourself and your family. Provide for your OWN needs. Do the hard work FOR YOURSELF rather than counting on someone else to do it for you. While that might seem like a reasonable definition, it is clearly incomplete.
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		<title>MORE WOLVES AND LAMBS</title>
		<link>http://MaverickVoice.com/2010/03/06/more-wolves-and-lambs/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The quote that inspired this is Benjamin Franklin’s line, “Democracy is Two Wolves and a Lamb voting on what to have for Lunch. Liberty is a Well-Armed Lamb contesting the vote!”  But I wonder what Benjamin Franklin would say about other the other forms of Government and Philosophy that are currently being promoted as alternatives to our own. Here’s what I think he’d say:]]></description>
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		<title>I Hate Politics</title>
		<link>http://MaverickVoice.com/2009/11/19/i-hate-politics/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Edwin Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in case you missed it in the title, let me state it again. For the Record, I HATE POLITICS! Now, those of you who have read my previous posts may be thinking to yourself, “Well, gee, Todd, that doesn’t make ANY sense at all. All you ever DO is talk about politics.” Those of you who may be thinking that are in for a rude awakening. I do not post about POLITICS. My posts are about PHILOSOPHY. Allow me a little leeway as I explain this position to you.]]></description>
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