Under the new government of the Constitution, beginning in 1789, all of the peacetime measures were repeated: chaplains, prayers, memorials of Thanksgiving, the Northwest Ordinance, funding for the Christian education of Indians. M. Stanton Evans beginchaplainchristian share on social
I call it the 'House of Reprehensibles.' We don't have any real political resistance to this growth of the domestic state across the board. So I'm much more focused on that than on the Patriot Act, which is a real effort, however inept, to deal with a real problem. M. Stanton Evans actboardcall share on social
Demands for equal financing of sewers, streets, and garbage collection would make more sense than proposals for equal financing of the schools, since some plausible connection may be inferred between the amount of money expended, e.g., for roads, and the quality of service resulting to the taxpayer. M. Stanton Evans amountcollectionconnection share on social
I was never for Richard Nixon until Watergate. M. Stanton Evans nixonrichardwatergate Change image and share on social
It is fast becoming an article of political faith that financing America's public schools by way of the local property tax is a shame and a civic scandal. M. Stanton Evans americaarticlecivic Change image and share on social
Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs. M. Stanton Evans communistcontainmentcross Change image and share on social
I've written a lot of books in my time, and to write a book about Joe McCarthy and have some of the major media paying attention, I'm not used to that. M. Stanton Evans attentionbookhave Change image and share on social
A document was drafted in the State Department in July 1946 by an official named Samuel Klaus. This indicated that there were then 20 alleged Soviet agents, 13 alleged Communists, about a dozen sympathizers, and about 75 suspects in the department, according to the FBI. M. Stanton Evans agentallegecommunist share on social
I didn't agree with what Joe McCarthy was trying to do, but I sure did admire his methods. M. Stanton Evans admireagreejoe Change image and share on social
The trouble with conservatives is that too many of them come to Washington thinking they are going to drain the swamp, only to discover that Washington is a hot tub. M. Stanton Evans conservativediscoverdrain Change image and share on social