Davy Crockett - Not Yours to Give

A Constitutional lesson from Davy Crockett. Colonel Crockett, who died at the Alamo, was congressman from Tennessee's 9th district from 1827 to 1831. Excerpts from "Not Yours To Give." at http://www.mises.org
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[frasmus]

Expropriate someone's money at the point of a gun and give it to someone else. That's exactly what a mugger does. But we urge the state to do it all the time. They are both crooks. Our system is collapsing around us because we allowed twisted ideas like this creep in. The welfare state: where productivity is punished and sloth is rewarded.

[Girls4RonPaul]

"You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas." Davy C.

[thereverendwho]

@TheRealSimpleSimon The "Georgetown Fire" was actually in Alexandria. The vote was taken January 21, 1827 before Crockett was in office. Crockett did vote against the bill to give aide to Widow Brown but was not present for the discussion. Unlike Ellis' story the bill actually passed house and senate.  In fact Ellis was mainly a dime novelist who was born 12 years after this speech was to take place. This is a summary of the information given by historian Ann Toplovich.

[TheRealSimpleSimon]

@thereverendwho According to a Crockett biographer, it is true.

Pissy youtube won't let any variant of the link come through. :(

Google "davy crockett lew rockwell" it should be the first link

[lowflams123]

Lets all do our Part!

Ron Paul 2012

[thereverendwho]

Wow, look at all the support Crockett has here. Too bad that this is probably a work of fiction. There is no proof that Crockett actually made this statement. Instead it was more than likely penned by a dime store novelist.

[yakyakyak69]

Libertarians HATE "welfare" because “WELFARE” IS HEARTLESS!

Forced Redistribution (social or corporate) makes SLAVES of the taxed, DEPENDANTS of the recipients & crony TYRANTS of the politicians while killing FREEDOM & competition by taking the rewards of success and rewarding failure thus destroying ALL personal responsibility and ANY sense of self-worth.

Monopolistic “Progressive” Central Planning does not provide "justice" of ANY kind!

Keynesianism = political Cronyism!

[killbilly2012]

4 ppl prefer socialism to liberty, except when the right to freedom of speech protects thier own personal views. those who disagree, they would demand they be silenced and thier right to freedom of speech abolished.

[1cookiegil]

@sirbata Beg to differ. OWS wants the government to support them. They want money for their education and homes. They want money for doing nothing. This video advocates what the tea party activists are working towards; Small government which=less taxes=greater personal accountability; leads to a desire to succeed=growth in small businesses=satisfaction in life=less poverty=less violence=greater charity=

a better standard of living. Accountability to God, your family, neighbors and country AMEN

[1cookiegil]

@sirbata Beg to differ. OWS wants the government to support them. They want money for their education and homes. They want money for doing nothing. This video advocates what the tea party activists are working towards; Small government which=less taxes=greater personal accountability; leading to a desire to succeed=growth in small businesses=satisfaction in life=less poverty=greater charity=less violence=a better standard of living Accountability to God, your family, neighbors and country AMEN

[JZarter]

When you suggest that Barney Frank should give his own money to people who don't have the money to buy a home, how would he react? If you suggest that Nancy Pelosi give her money to women who want their third abortion, I am wondering what she might say. If you ask Michele Obama if she would share her millions with a group of street people with drinking and drug problems, I don't have to wonder what she would say.