Importance of Limiting Government Power

 

This site is absolutely wonderful. It lists the Articles of Faith of this latest Hoile newspaperman

https://themaverickobserver.com/our-story/

I would wind up being the last male Hoiles heir when my cousin, James Hoiles, died in 1964. I was only twelve, and his death changed my life. The family, who believed and preached in individual freedom for decades, succeeded in controlling my future. The “sacred ownership of Freedom Newspapers stocks” now meant I would be subservient to the wishes of my father and uncle – a confusing dichotomy that to this day continues to baffle! Important thoughts guiding me at this time in my life:

• I AM a newspaperman through and through regardless of my reluctant beginnings.
• I believe in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
• I believe the concept of the Fourth Estate, as championed by Edmond Burke in the late 1700s, has never been as important as it is today.
• I believe in presenting thoroughly researched facts to people in an open and honest way that allows them to form their own opinion. They must have the right to challenge those facts when they are wrong.
• I believe the world needs standards and accurately reported science.
• I believe governments and businesses must be open, accountable and responsible.
• I believe there are people who enjoy lording it over other people, who only care about themselves. They like wearing their Emperor’s New Clothes.
• I believe in the right of differing views. One should not force their opinion on somebody else. Totalitarianism is horrible!
• I believe the use of force, except when protecting your own life or the lives of others’, is unacceptable.
• I believe sheep, shepherds and sheep dogs exist in this world for many reasons.
• I believe the following quote from Ayn Rand is applicable today:

“When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing – When you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors – When you see men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you – When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice – You may know that your society is doomed.” (Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, 1957)

Finally, I believe with fervent faith, that homo sapiens are capable of doing better, of striving for greatness with respect and dignity for one another. They are forging a future that is in keeping with our founding fathers and the men and women who came before me.

 

More on R. C. Hoiles

 I used to get daily newspapers and sometimes I would clip a short article if it inspired me. I found a tiny clipping the other day and will post it's message here...

"We believe that all men are equally endowed by the Creator, and not by a government, with the gifts of freedom, and that it is every man's duty to God to preserve his own liberty and respect the liberty of others. .  -R.C. Hoiles

He also said....

“Freedom is the right of a man to choose how he controls himself, as long as he respects the equal rights of every other individual to plan and control his own life. In short it means self-control and self-governance, no more, no less.”

https://fee.org/articles/r-c-hoiles-and-public-schooling/ is the first article I found about him and was really impressed!

Here are the first 2 paragraphs...

In a letter dated May 23, 1946, the libertarian publisher R. C. Hoiles wrote to Leonard E. Read, who would establish the Foundation for Economic Education later that same year. Hoiles advised Read on what he believed was the underlying cause of America’s alarming shift from individual liberty toward socialism:

I am inclined to think that the grass roots of our trouble is our tax-supported school system. It is teaching by example that might makes right; that the end justifies the means; that there is no law superior to the will of the majority. How can we expect the youth of the land, when the public generally believes in tax-supported schools, to believe in freedom, the American way, or a definite limited government?

Go to the link to read more. Fascinating!

Then I found another site:https://www.rchoiles.com/ 

All about HIM!

It contains the full library! Media, Articles, Commentary

He was a newspaper man...starting many famous newspapers. He Believed  newspapers should have the courage to express moral principles.

Here is a video about him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gn3x-48u3c&list=TLGGvBEqpRlG51YwNDA3MjAyMw&t=49s