Mr. N. Joseph Potts, author of The Downside of the 'Tea Party', paraphrasing the reverend Mather Byles, writes in a comment to a post by Mr. Stephan Kinsella:
Mather Byles said it all in 1770: Which is better—to be ruled by one tyrant three thousand miles away, or by three thousand tyrants not a mile away?previous
We have met the enemy, and he is us.
Over at the National Examiner, wrote Mr. Tim Worstall:
It did indeed mark the beginning of the end for a not very oppressive nor particularly inefficient monarchy, one soon to be superseded by the mass slaughter of the Revolution itself. A Revolution which quickly threw up Napoleon and the series of wars that kept Europe fighting from 1799 to 1815, a period in which millions upon millions died.
A funny thing to celebrate and have parades about but then that's the French for you.
Writes “Deogolwulf” at his eloquent weblog The Joy of Curmudgeonry:
Naturally a hope that we shall be governed best if such-and-such happens is not a form of government, let alone a good one; it is merely a hope to that end. A hope, so far as I know, cannot be a form of government, except in the apolitical sense that it can govern a man’s deeds to good or ill effect. Hoping may well be a motivating factor in bringing the concept of democracy to realisation, so far as that is possible, but it has nothing to do with the concept itself. Furthermore the word “democracy” does not denote goodness, nor does the fact itself entail it; such is a connotation which a man fancies without reason. That said, I entertain a hope — though I dare say I am not governed by it — that the quiet and seemingly-innocuous emptying of words of their denotative meanings in the heads of many will not go so far as to bring about terrible consequences for all. It may well denote a vain hope.
A century ago today, the now late Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn was born.
Over at LRC, I pay tribute to this great man.
Eleven score and a dozen years ago today, the Marquis de la Fayette is made Major-General of the Contintental Army.
A century ago today, David Lloyd George gave his 'Limehouse Speech'.
Elsewhere: The Monarchist
Some stories and views on the situation in the Kingdom of Nepal:
It was a fateful day for the world that was and for civilization.
Five years short of a century ago today. In the Kaiservilla, Austria-Hungary declares war on the Kingdom of Serbia.
The last surviving veteran of the trenches of the Great War, Harry Patch, passed away this weekend.
He said:
War is a calculated and a condoned slaughter of human beings.
The Guardian obituary notes that he wrote in his The Last Fighting Tommy, which reportedly made him the oldest first-time author:[P]oliticians who took us to war should have been given the guns and told to settle their differences themselves, instead of organising nothing better than legalised mass murder.According to Wikipedia on Private Patch in the series World War 1 in Colour:
He recalled Moses descending from Mount Sinai with God's commandment, 'thou shalt not kill', and couldn't kill the German. Instead, he shot him in the shoulder, which made him drop his rifle. But he carried on running towards Patch's Lewis Gun, so he then shot him above the knee, and in the ankle. Patch said, "I had about five seconds to make the decision. I brought him down, but I didn't kill him".Mr. Patch shook hands late in life with a German veteran.
A year short of seven score years ago today, Hilaire Belloc, author of – amongst other works – The Servile State, was born.
Nine dozen and three years ago today, the forces of those United States of America invaded Puerto Rico.
Four score and half a dozen years ago today, the Treaty of Lausanne was signed.
A century and a year ago today, the Ottoman Sultan restored the Constitution.
Eleven score and a long dozen years ago today, Redcoats landed at Long Island.
Update: Apparently, I got the date wrong here.
Eleven score and nine years ago today, General “Mad” Anthony Wayne loses against Loyalists.
Notice how the History Channel portrays this as a battle between “Americans and Loyalists.”
Three score and five years ago today, Count Claus von Stauffenberg attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
I wrote this five years ago.
In the course of the past year, the motion picture Valkyrie was released. I have watched it, and I would say it is an improvement over the movies that portray high-ranking Nazi officers as noblemen – also known as “vons.” However, it seemed that the noble background of the plotters in this movie was something almost to be hidden. I personally would have liked a movie with more emphasis on the noble background of the heroes.
The great and late Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn referred to Allen Welsh Dulles' Germany's Underground: The Anti-Nazi Resistance for an account of German World War Two resistance.
I have also watched another motion picture of World War Two resistance this calendar year, namely Max Manus. The movie has been under some fierce attack for lack of historical accuracy. One small detail that caught my attention was the stating of the terms Cabinet and King – in that order. Not only is stating the King before his Cabinet formally incorrect, but – as a friend of mine pointed out – they probably would not have done so at the time.
A year short of seven score years ago today, the Second French Empire declared war on the Kingdom of Prussia, starting the Franco-Prussian War.
Iceland has decided to apply for membership in the EU. There is a crisis caused by easy money. Of course, Iceland could have decided to go for gold.
Instead she decides that the “solution” is to join the European Union and the money printers in Frankfurt am Main.
Are we supposed to be impressed?
A century and three dozen years ago today, King Oscar II was crowned King of Norway in Trondhjem Cathedral.
91 years ago today, Grand Duchess Elizabeth, along with several other members of the House of Romanov, fatally fell prey to the Russian Revolution.
Elsewhere: Russian Monarchist's Blog
The results for the poll, asking which of the stated concepts was the worst for civilization, ending at midnight between June and July, are as follows:
Total votes: 77.
Amongst those who have remembered yesterday's tragic anniversary are:
Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn has finally gotten his online entry (in German) at the Brenner Archives of the University of Innsbruck, after years of the entry being in preparation.
Note the childish ways of the “Republic of Austria” in putting “Ritter von” in a paranthesis note.
Four years short of eight dozen years ago today, following the announcement 4 weeks earlier, His Britannic Majesty King George V changed the name of the house.
Four years short of five dozen years ago today, Hilaire Belloc passed on from this world.
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This weblog reported last year that the Austria Imperial Festival seems to be gone.
The website still exists, but not with the austria-imperial.at domain. The website still – apparently – has not been updated since 2006. The website still tells us we can buy the CD. However, an inquiry from your truly to their e-mail contact address bounced after several days. I do not know whether there is any real or formal organization left for this festival. An e-mail inquiry from yours truly to the European Philharmonic Orchestra remains to be answered.
If you want to get the CD, I would recommend getting it either from the orchestra CD shop or from Amazon.
As for what happened to the festival, the book Royal Tourism: Excursions around Monarchy can give us an idea. The book has several pages devoted to the Austria Imperial Festival, starting on page 118, with the chapter on Austria starting on page 107. Reading these pages, we are told that a conflict broke out in the autumn of 2004, and that “republican concerns” were involved.
This development is quite sad.
However, there are other celebrations. There is the annual festival in Bad Ischl around the birthday of the late Emperor-King Franz Josef. Also, there is the annual festival in Cormons, which this year is announced to be August 22 through 23. Be not surprised if there are other commemorations this summer as well.
Eleven score years ago today, the Marquis de la Fayette was selected Colonel-General of the National Guard of Paris.
On this day, this blogger recalls Bishop Williamson's statement about being uncomfortable around monarchists.
Royal World had a response, in which Mr. Theodore Harvey, amongst other things, said:
It seems to me that in declaring that kings are “insufficient,” the bishop is jousting with straw men; I am not aware of any monarchist claiming that the restoration of kings per se would instantly solve all our problems.We also recall what the late Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn said in Monarchy and War:
[I]t would be most erroneous to believe that a return to monarchy, even a Christian monarchy, would solve all of our problems. Recall the praise the great monarchist Charles Maurras bestowed on this form of government: “Le moindre mal. La possibilité du bien. (The least evil. The possibility of something good.)”
Eleven score years ago today...
Five years short of a century ago today, Austria-Hungary concluded the investigation of the Sarajevo Assassination.
A year short of eleven score years ago today, the Civil Constitution of the Clergy was passed.
Amongst the recent posts at the LRC Blog are:
Eleven score years ago today, Jacques Necker was dismissed as Director-General of Finance of the Kingdom of France.
Peter Schiff, who is seriously considering running for the United States Senate, recommends gold stocks.
Dr. Gary North says no central bank will launch a sound currency to replace the U.S. dollar.
And over at The Times, Jamie Whyte wants to strip the Bank of England of its power.
The King may be seeking a return. So The National reports.
Some views on the situation in the Kingdom of Nepal:
Ten score and five years ago today, American monarchist and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton was mortally wounded in a duel (text, video).
Yet another story at The Spoof.
Please also feel free to see my other news stories and my profile at The Spoof.
His Majesty King Gyandendra of Nepal is 62 years old today.
Happy Birthday!
Long live His Majesty King Gyanendra of Nepal!
3 score and a year ago today, Edward Lisle Strutt, the icon of this weblog, passed on from this world.
May he continue to rest in peace!
The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed a ban against forced identity-chip implants. So the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
H/T: David Kramer of the LRC Blog
Over at Alvah's Books, Randall Radic previously this year reviewed Dr. John Ferling's Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence.
Amongst the older reviews is Masterful Analysis of the American Revolution by Col. Cole C. Kingseed.
Previously: American Independence – a "Miracle?"
Over at the Boston Globe, Mr. Edward McClelland reported from the Loyalist settlement of Kingston, Ontario in Her Britannic Majesty's Kingdom of Candada earlier this year.
Also: The Monarchist: Who Were the Loyalists?
The event `Restoration of the Nation: Looking to the Future´ is taking place this weekend at the Iolani Palace Grounds in Honolulu (at times windy):
Some reflections on American Independence:
Over at Taki's Magazine, Patrick J. Buchanan gives his thoughts on the recent happenings in Honduras.
Eleven score and a baker's dozen years ago today, the United States Declaration of Independence was issued.
Four score and a dozen years ago today, Wilson's troops marched through Paris and paid tribute to the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette. He must have rotated in his grave over troops to “make the world safe for democracy” paying a tribute to him.
Seven score and half a dozen years ago today (here and here), the Confederacy must see a miserable failure indeed in the war that created the behemoth that was to run around the world making it safe for democracy.
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