Tea at Trianon: An Evaluation of Presidential Candidates

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

An Evaluation of Presidential Candidates

When viewed in the light of Catholic social teaching, Ron Paul wins. (Thanks to Georgette for the link.)

By the way, many people seem to think that Ron Paul is some kind of an independent candidate. He is not. Dr. Paul is a Republican and a sitting United States congressman.

UPDATE HERE. Share

4 comments:

Joe Healy said...: Elena,

Thank you for posting my article. I am writing a revised evaluation today. I love your blog! You have wonderful insight and I appreciate your breadth of topics, all of which have to do with our culture.

God bless,

Joe Healy
http://defendlife.blogspot.com; November 29, 2007 at 8:52:00 AM EST
elena maria vidal said...: You are welcome, Joe. Thanks to you for giving a Catholic perspective to such vital issues. BTW, I am a Marylander, transplanted to Pennsylvania. But I grew up in Frederick County!; November 29, 2007 at 9:15:00 AM EST
Joe Healy said...: Elena,

I'm a Marylander by birth and raising, but spent much of my young adult life outside of Maryland. I've been back in the State for 4 years.

Here is a link to my new presidential candidate evaluation. I hope you find it interesting and maybe just a little bit helpful:

http://defendlife.blogspot.com/2007/11/presidential-candidate-evaluation.html

Peace,

Joe; November 29, 2007 at 10:20:00 AM EST
elena maria vidal said...: Thanks, I added the link!; November 29, 2007 at 10:50:00 AM EST