I was reading a collection of the writings of Albert Einstein this past weekend. I took on the project thinking that many consider him very intelligent. I thought, "what did he say in his words? What were his ideas? What did he think?". When it comes to science, his thoughts were fascinating and enlightening. When he addressed the events and politics of his day, he missed the boat. It was then that I realized that he grew up under the influence of imperialism. He saw nothing wrong with surrendering sovereignty if it brought about peace.  Although some individual are intelligent, if they do not have a heritage of freedom and liberty, they often come to some strange conclusions. Einsteins science changed the world, yet it politics were misguided and based on presuppositions that are antithetical to freedom loving people. He talked about intellectual freedom, but he did not have the recipe to make it happen. Thank the Good Lord he did not go into politics.

If you want to understand freedom and develop solutions to today’s political quagmire, consider reading people who have a heritage of freedom. If they were never exposed to liberty in their lifetimes or in their intellectual development, they will develop some strange presuppositions and come to the wrong conclusions. consider reading Calhoun, Dabney, Calvin or others who are part of the heritage of liberty to gain insights and ideas about how to approach political situations.

For Texas,

J Murrah

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