Tea at Trianon: We Stand for Life

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

Thursday, July 11, 2024

We Stand for Life

The Church does not demand that we only vote for perfect candidates. A long-time devout Catholic acquaintance warned me today that I place my soul in peril by supporting Trump. I told him that I would be afraid of endangering my soul should I do anything to help Biden win. A win for Biden is a win for infanticide, socialism, Pride and Trans agendas, open borders, increased crime, etc. Meanwhile, Trump has earned my vote by his past record, especially by appointing pro-life justices who overturned Roe. From Breitbart:

The Republican Party stands for life, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who served as chair of the platform committee, said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily. Blackburn addressed concerns from some of the pro-life crowd, as the list of 20 promises in the Republican Party platform did not include anything about the pro-life cause. However, Blackburn said it is absolutely mentioned in the 16-page document, assuring that the Republican Party is the party of life
.“The Republican Party is a pro-life party. It’s a pro-family party. It is always going to be that,” she said, explaining that the party platform is not an “in-depth, long form missive.” (Read more.)