Mark Lewis
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Are We Less Savage Than Our Ancestors? (opens the original)
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The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. In a recent article on Townhall, I suggested that modern man hasn’t “progressed” much (or any) from his ancestors, that we are as barbaric and savage as they were. Most commenters agreed with me, but a couple took exception and tried to provide some examples of how we aren’t as bad as previous naked apes. Let me beg to differ. The following are examples of modern “progressive” humanity.
Where’s the 'Progress'? (opens the original)
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The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. “Man in the distant future will be a far more perfect creature than he now is.” — Charles Darwin “All corporeal and mental endowments will tend to progress towards perfection.” — Charles Darwin “Man will become immeasurably stronger, wiser, and subtler. His body will become more harmonized, his movements more rhythmic, his voice more musical, the forms of life will become dynamically dr
How Nationalism Conquered States’ Rights (opens the original)
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The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. “Gentlemen may cry, ‘peace, peace,’ but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms. Our brethren are already in the field. Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, and peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?
Is America Committing Suicide? (opens the original)
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The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” — Abraham Lincoln “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has [first] destroyed itself from within”—Will Durant Here is a recent headline from Breitbart: “The Dying Citizen: Los Angeles Democrats Seek to Open Door to Foreigners Voting in
Why People Prefer Socialism to Capitalism (opens the original)
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The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Everybody says they want freedom, but most people really don’t, mainly because they don’t know what true freedom is. And if they did, they would—and do — reject it. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom,” Benjamin Franklin wrote, and most people don’t want to be virtuous. Which is why they prefer socialism. Homo sapiens, as a species, is a group of jungle savages who know very
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