Beaten... but not defeated.

Missed me? Well, here I am, back by popular demand...
I'm still in real estate... and refusing to give up...
The real estate market (the first victim of the dismantling of capitalism in America), is fighting for survival, and I will not give up hope for a reversal.
Ours is a nation founded in Faith, and despite the forceful attempts by many to destroy our beliefs, I firml;y believe that we shall survive this latest attack on our spiritual values and our way of life.
Because of the dire circumstances created by the unbridled greed for power and wealth which have led many of our currently elected Congressmen, and their not so amusing disclaiming of any responsibility for the current real estate market condition, I dare not dwell on the causes, the blame, or the future of the real estate market.
That, I leave in God's hands...
Instead, this post is about the severe and imminent dangers which currently exist in our country, a bastion of freedom and opportunity; and the fututre we could be facing soon, if our lack of willingness to look at reality in the face... continues to go on much longer.
The time for breaking away from denial is long overdue.
That's why I'm posting some notable quotes for you to ponder on... about what our future could have in store for us, unless we are willing to do something about it... before it is too late. Hope you find these quotes enlightening...

"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem...It is my intention to curb the size and influence of the Federal establishment. We do not support government bailouts of private institutions. Government interference in the markets exacerbates problems in the marketplace and causes the free market to take longer to correct itself. We believe in the free market as the best tool to sustained prosperity and opportunity for all."
Ronald Reagan's inaugural address on January 20, 1981

"A government policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul."
George Bernard Shaw

"Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do not belong to him, but belong to society, that the only justification of his existence is his service to society, and that society may dispose of him in any way it pleases for the sake of whatever it deems to be its own tribal, collective good."
Ayn Rand

You cannot bring prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
You cannot further brotherhood of men by inciting class hatred.
You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away man’s initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
Rev. William J. H. Boetcker

"To take from one, because it is thought that his own industry has acquired too much, in order to spare others, who have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, 'the guarantee to every one of a free exercise of his industry, and the fruits acquired by it.'"
Thomas Jefferson

Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom; socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.
Alexis De Tocqueville

Collectivism doesn't work because it's based on a faulty economic premise. There is no such thing as a person's 'fair share' of wealth. The gross national product is not a pizza that must be carefully divided because if I get too many slices, you have to eat the box.
P. J. O'Rourke

The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency.
Pope John Paul II

We can't expect the American People to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of Socialism, until they awaken one day to find that they have Communism.
Nikita Khrushchev

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to Socialism.
Karl Marx

The Tenth Commandment (“You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor”) sends a message to socialists, to people obsessed with fairness, to American presidential candidates in the year 2000, and to everyone who believes that wealth should be redistributed. And that message is clear and concise: Go to Hell.
P. J. O’Rourke

Well, that's all for now. E-mail me if you have any comments:
DiazRayDiaz@aol.com.