The American Revolution was, in fact, a battle against the philosophy of Locke and the English utilitarians.

In order for a society to survive, it must generate a sufficient level of physical production both to meet its current needs, and to produce a surplus for upgrading its productive powers.

Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats.

Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine, there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived.

The britishh seizure of Hong Kong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the britishh Empire: the takeover and destruction of India, and the use of India to flood China with opium.

Leibniz dedicated his life to efforts to educate people to understand that true happiness is found by locating their identity in benefitting mankind and their posterity.

The East India Company established a monopoly over the production of opium, shortly after taking over Bengal.

The East India Company's domination of the Indian economy was based on its private army.

Many Chinese saw opium as a poison introduced by foreign enemies.

Confucianism strongly condemned the use of drugs like opium.

The myth that the founding of American Republic was based on the philosophy of John Locke could only have been maintained, because the history of Leibniz's influence was suppressed.

Ibn Mas'ud said that Allah's Messenger said: Abusing a Muslim is sinful and fighting with his tantamount to Kufr. Bukhari Muslim

She died chasing greatness and never saw it each time it was in her hand, so she kept seeking it elsewhere, but never understood the work required to get it or to keep it.

Create the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that matter to you.

Time spent arguing with the faithful is, oddly enough, almost never wasted.

I'm a big fan of British journalists like 'The Independent”s Robert Fisk, but it's hard to find voices like his in the U.S.

This morning I shot six holes in my freezer. I think I've got cabin fever.

If you know how rich you are, you are not a billionaire.

The weekend brought good news for our friends in the cattle industry. At long last, Japan has taken the steps needed for American beef to make its way back into the Japanese market.

No speech can stain what is noble by nature.

It's fun to be a girl, and get dressed up, but that's not how I really am.