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Entry: Authority Issues -- Is There Sovereignty Beyond the State? Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/authority_issues_is_there_sovereignty_beyond_the_state#32978 Post contents: Dr Woods you wrote: “One such person boasted that his revived Christendom would feature a ruler endowed with the power—exercised in light of Christian principles, you understand—to redistribute “a nation’s wealth.” Even leaving aside the fact that “a nation’s wealth” is an evil, stupid, and question-begging phrase, any medieval king attempting to exercise such a power would have found himself either bloodied or on fire.” Because of the widespread misuse of wealth, (termed by the Church-Avarice) the desire to redistribute a nation’s wealth by a Supreme Ruler is nothing new. Dante had the same desire. Avarice is a sin and still is a sin today, regardless of the opposing view taken by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, who is the vanguard in promoting avarice or cupidity as a modern day virtue. 'But, before the Gascon can deceive the noble Henry, sparks of his virtue shall at first shine forth in his indifference to wealth or toil, 'and his munificence shall one day be so widely known even his enemies will not contrive to keep their tongues from praising it. 'Look to him and trust his gracious deeds On his account many will find alteration, rich men changing states with beggars. 'And you shall bear this written in your memory, but shall not tell of it' -- and he foretold events that even those who witness them shall not believe. Then he added: 'Son, these are the glosses on what was told you, these are the snares that lurk behind a few revolving years. 'Yet I would not have you feel envious disdain for your fellow-townsmen, since your life shall far outlast the punishment of their treachery. For this very reason- the promotion of Avarice by modern day men, those of the Ludwig von Mises Institute ilk will never quote Dante’s works on government, but instead will content themselves with quoting from religious heretics, therefore political heretics such as Jean Bodin & Althusis. Sent at: 2008 12 02