Quote of the Month

Says Dr. Marc Faber at Bloomberg:

In democracies, the option of taking the easy solution over the right solution has always prevailed.

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Georg Ludwig von Trapp

Three score and three years ago today, Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp passed away.

Jackson Duel

Two centuries and three years ago today, Andrew Jackson won a duel.

Oswald Spengler

A baker's dozen decades ago today, Oswald Spengler was born.

Chesterton

A century and three dozen years ago today, G.K. Chesterton was born.

National Industrial Recovery Act

Three quarters of a century ago today, the SCOTUS struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act.

Joseph Roth

71 years ago today, Joseph Roth passed away.

Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

11 years ago today, Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn passed away.

Some previous posts:

• The Last Knight og the Habsburg Empire
• Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn at Brenner Archives
• The 5 Stupidest in the Last Century
• Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
• An Austrian Hero

Princip Sets Out...

Four years short of a century ago today, Gavrilo Princip left Belgrade for Sarajevo.

Nicholas II Coronation

A century and fourteen years ago today, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Nicholas II was crowned in Moscow.

Philadelphia Convention

Eleven score and three years ago today, the Constitutional Convention convened at Independence Hall in Phildelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Jamestown, Virginia

Four centuries and three years ago today (May 14 in the Julian Calendar), Jamestown was established.

Henrik Johan Ibsen

A century and four years ago today, Dr. Henrik Johan Ibsen passed away.

The Houses of Habsburg and Savoy

95 years ago today, the Kingdom of Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary.

Archduke Rudolph RIP

As Royal World and Royal Musings reported recently, HIRH Archduke Rudolph passed away last week.

The Royal Forums report that His Late Imperial and Royal Highness will be buried in the Muri Abbey, ancient burial ground of the Habsburgs – located in the same Swiss canton as the Habsburg Castle.

Requiescat in pace!

Hungarian Crisis

Four score and a long dozen years ago today, a crisis mounted in Austria-Hungary.

Austro-German-Italian Alliance

128 years ago today, the Triple Alliance was formed between the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Kingdom of Italy.

Marquis de la Fayette Passed

176 years ago today, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette passed away.

"Turkish Independence"

Seven long measure years ago today, the Turkish War of Independence commenced.

Nicolás Gómez Dávila

Three years short of a century ago today, Nicolás Gómez Dávila was born. Sixteen years ago yesterday, he passed from this world.

Some aphorisms:

• Whoever says that he "belongs to his time" is only saying that he agrees with the largest number of fools at that moment.
• The word "modern" no longer has an automatic prestige except among fools.
• The modernist thirst for originality makes the mediocre artist believe that the secret of originality consists simply in being different.

Nicholas II

Seven score and two years ago today, the future Nicholas II of Russia was born.

Selective Service

Four score and a baker's dozen years ago today, the United States Selective Service Act was passed.

Loyalists Fled

Eleven score and seven years ago today, United Empire Loyalists arrived in Canada.

Taxation and Representation

A dozen score and a year ago today, George Washington criticized taxation without representation.

Nowadays, we have representation without taxation.

A Constitutional Monarchy

Four years short of two centuries ago today, a system with a popularly elected – non-universal suffrage – parliament and an executive monarch was established at Eidsvold. Prince Christian Frederik ascended the throne of Norway.

The Sedition Act of 1918

92 years ago today, the Sedition Act of 1918 was enacted.

Metternich

Two centuries and three dozen and a year ago today, Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein was born.

Austrian Independence Treaty

55 years ago today, the Austrian Independence Treaty was signed. One of the provisions read:

Austria shall have a democratic government based on elections by secret ballot and shall guarantee to all citizens free, equal and universal suffrage as well as the right to be elected to public office without discrimination as to race, sex, language, religion or political opinion.

And yes, then there is this:

Austria further undertakes to maintain the law of 3rd April, 1919, concerning the House of Hapsburg-Lorraine.

Westphalia at Osnabrück

Three dozen decades and two years ago today, the Treaty at Osnabrück of the Peace of Westphalia was signed.

Convening for Constitution

Eleven score and three years ago today, the Constitutional Convention started assembling in Phildelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

More on the Money Madness

Mr. Peter Schiff:

Dr. Marc Faber:

Mr. Jim Rogers:

Dr. Ron Paul:

Update: Elsewhere: The LRC Blog

Neutrality Proclamation

149 years ago today, Her Britannic Majesty Queen Victoria issued a proclamation of neutrality for the conflict between those Confederate States of America and those United States of America.

Germans Protest Versailles

Seven baker's dozen years ago today, Germans prepared to protest the Versailles Treaty.

Paul and Roche on the EU Madness

José Ortega y Gasset

127 years ago today, José Ortega y Gasset was born.

A quote of choice:

There is one fact which, whether for good or ill, is of utmost importance in the public life of Europe at the present moment. This fact is the accession of the masses to complete social power. As the masses, by definition, neither should nor can direct their own personal existence, and still less rule society in general, this fact means that actually Europe is suffering from the greatest crisis that can afflict peoples, nations, and civilisation.

Princess Zita

118 years ago today, Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma was born.

In these Troubled Times...

United States Representative Ron Paul on the financial trouble:

Mr. Peter Schiff and Dr. Ron Paul explain:

Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke explained:

Dr. Marc Faber:

He says:

You don't trust the government.

He says creditors who took the risk should pay the price, not tax payers. He also says:

In a democracy, no problems are solved, they are just postponed until the ultimate crash will destroy everything.

See for yourself:

More on postponing the hour of truth:

Comments from Mr. Jim Rogers:

More, ending with a recommendation for silver:

Mr. Gerald Celente:

Some articles:

• Peter Schiff: Is Sovereign Debt Crisis Contained to Subprime? (LewRockwell.com)
• Richard Daughty: The Laughable Nature of GDP Growth (LewRockwell.com)
• Ellis Martin and Karen Roche: John Williams: A Hyper-Inflationary Great Depression Is Coming (The Gold Report)

The Western Confucian has more.

Liberation Day

65 years ago today, this Kingdom was liberated from the Nazi regime. We have though a surveillance society being constructed that would have made Reichskommissar Terboven green of envy.

Edwardian Passing

A century ago today, King Edward VII passed away.

Søren Kierkegaard

Three years short of two centuries ago today, Søren Kierkegaard was born.

Alexander Kerensky Born

A year short of a baker's dozen decades ago today, the revolutionary Alexander Kerensky was born.

The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Sixteen years short of a quarter of a millennium ago today, the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations renounced its allegiance to His Britannic Majesty.

Charles II Crowned

A year short of seven half centuries ago today (April 23 in the Julian Calendar), Charles II was crowned.

Volcanic Revolution

French historian Emmanuel Garnier argues that volcanic activity influenced the French Revolution. So EuroNews reports.


H/T: Tea at Trianon

Siamese Trouble

The Western Confucian comments the situation for the Siamese monarchy:

• Long Live the Thai Monarchy!
• Democracy Comes to Thailand