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First They Lie. Then They Crush You.
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Politics is the science of fraud – and politicians are its professors. Richard Henry Lee wasn’t warning about a few bad apples; he was calling out the entire system. In this episode, learn about three major ways that fraud has always defined politics, drawing straight from the Founders and the thinkers they studied. They saw it clearly: a system built on lies, fear, bribery, and corruption.
Path to Liberty: April 30, 2025
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John Dickinson – Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania No. VI (1767)
The Works of Tacitus, vol. 1 – Gordon’s Discourses, Annals (Books 1-3)
Machiavelli – The Prince (1532)
John Trenchard – Cato’s Letters No. 17 (18 Feb 1721)
James Madison – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (13 May 1798)
Jean Louis De Lolme – The Constitution of England; Or, an Account of the English Government (1771)
Thomas Gordon – Works of Sallust (1744)
Montesquieu – The Spirit of Laws (1748)