Quote of the Month

Writes Mr. Lee Duigon in an apology to His Late Britannic Majesty King George III over at his weblog:

We apologize for doing you all those injuries, when today we lie down on our backs for insults and injuries to which you never would have dared subject us, for fear of God’s wrath and the contempt of civilized people everywhere–insults and injuries done us by our own elected officials. Remember how we demanded our own representation? You must be laughing yourself silly, to see how that turned out!

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The Lion of Lans at 104

Eight baker's dozen years ago today, Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn was born.

Wrote Prof. Hans-Hermann Hoppe in early June, in what is an excerpt of a previous speech, over at Mises Daily:

Better, I dare say, to heed the advice of Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn and, instead of aiming to make the world safe for democracy, we try making it safe from democracy — everywhere, but most importantly in the United States.

Happy birthday!

Please feel free to browse previous posts.

Henry Ford

One and a half centuries ago today, Henry Ford was born. In his autobiography, My Life and Work, he wrote:

Perhaps no word is more overworked nowadays than the word “democracy,” and those who shout loudest about it, I think, as a rule, want it least. I am always suspicious of men who speak glibly of democracy. I wonder if they want to set up some kind of depotism or if they want to have somebody do for them what they ought to do for themselves.

Yngvar Nielsen 170

Seventeen decades ago today, Yngvar Nielsen was born. Yngvar Nielsen was a prominent historian in the old world. During the “democratic progress,” at the end of the 19^th century he was a proponent of the old order. He was a friend of King Oscar II. He was thus “frozen out” by the Conservative Party.

Bad Ischl 99 Years Ago

It was a fateful day. A dreadful, horrendous conflict was about to be unleashed.

A year short of a century ago today. In the Kaiservilla in Bad Ischl, Austria-Hungary declares war on the Kingdom of Serbia – on the day a month after the shots of Sarajevo.

Oliver, Vaughan, Ashdown, and Uygur

Some contributions from John Oliver, Jimmie Vaughan, Pete Ashdown, and Cenk Uygur on the surveillance business:

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Her Britannic Majesty, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of Prince George Alexander Louis!

Mussolini Dismissal

70 years ago today, Benito Mussolini was dismissed by his King, and shortly thereafter arrested on His Majesty's orders.

Treaty at Lausanne

90 years ago today, the Treaty of Lausanne was signed.

July Ultimatum

A year short of a century ago today, the Austro-Hungarian Empire issued its ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia.

Where Underwear Belongs...

I went to the neighboorhood pool facilities today.

Apparently, there were a few guys who operated under this rule for the day:

Go to the pool facilities and show your girl and a portion of your underpants to the rest of the world.

Some dropped the girl part. One guy even had nothing covering his underpants.

There is a reason they are called underpants. They belong in your pants.

Regrettably, this phenomenon has become all too common...

PC Claptrap

Observed recently by yours truly at Heathrow Airport:

Poll Results: Given the Outbreak as an Established Fact, Who Should Have Won World War One?

The results for the poll, with the question “given the outbreak as an established fact, who should have won World War One?,” ending at midnight between June and July, are as follows:

Total votes: 53.

• None of the above [below]. There should have been a negotiated peace: 45 (84%)
• The Central Powers: 7 (13%)
• The Entente Powers: 1 (1%)

A new poll will be up shortly.

Oscar II Coronation

Seven score years ago today, King Oscar II was crowned King of Norway in Trondhjem Cathedral.

Yekaterinburg 1918

Remember Yekaterinburg!

95 years ago today.

Belloc Passing at 60

60 years ago today, Hilaire Belloc passed on from this world.

Vive le Roi de la France!

Three Cheers for Equality

Constitutional Promulgation

Today marks the centennial of some important amendments to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, as they were promulgated a hundred years ago today.

It was the first royal promulgation of constitutional amendments – as opposed to sanctioning or Royal Assent.

One of the amendments itself provided for this promulgation instead of the previous Royal Assent.

The amendment provided for Parliament becoming ultimately absolute – also formally – as Royal Assent was no longer required for a constitutional amendment. One could say this marked the final nail in the coffin for real monarchy in Norway. A sad day indeed.

Also, on this day a hundred years ago, the suffrage was expanded universally to women. That being the other amendment promulgated.

Strutt Passing

We mark 65 years since the passing of this weblog's icon, or mascot if you will, Lt.-Col. Strutt, of whom the late Archduke Otto had a fond memory.

Lt.-Col. Strutt gave a few helping hands to the Habsburg family.

Please feel free to browse posts on this great officer.

Reverend Byles

Nine quarters of a century ago today, Mather Byles passed on. He is known for saying:

Which is better – to be ruled by one tyrant three thousand miles away or by three thousand tyrants one mile away?

J. L. Bell has an old post over at his blog Boston 1775.

The Battle of Gettysburg

One and a half centuries 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.