Actor John Voight was interviewed on television this afternoon. He read what I thought was a very powerful quote. Then, I heard who it was he was quoting. A man who has become one of my favorites, Mr. Thomas Sowell, who is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

Here are a couple of excerpts from that article:

“The idea that government officials can play God from Washington is not a new idea, but it is an idea that is being pushed with new audacity…”

“What they are trying to do is to create an America very unlike the America that has existed for centuries — the America that people have been attracted to by the millions from every part of the world, the America that many generations of Americans have fought and died for…”

“The thing most associated with America — freedom — is precisely what must be destroyed if this is to be turned into a fundamentally different country to suit Obama’s vision of the country and of himself. But do not expect a savvy politician like Barack Obama to express what he is doing in terms of limiting our freedom.

He may not even think of it in those terms. He may think of it in terms of promoting “social justice” or making better decisions than ordinary people are capable of making for themselves, whether about medical care or housing or many other things. Throughout history, egalitarians have been among the most arrogant people…

…Obama even gets away with saying things like having a system to “keep insurance companies honest” — and many people may not see the painful irony in politicians trying to keep other people honest. Certainly most of the media are unlikely to point out this irony.”

To read the entire article, go to Whose Medical decisions? Part IV

If you would like to read more of Thomas Sowell, you can find a terrific source at Thomas Sowell

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