Blogs by D.C. Quillan Stone

Monday, July 6, 2026

Presumption even arrogance abounded over the holiday weekend celebrating America's 250th anniversary...

Presumption even arrogance abounded over the holiday weekend celebrating America's 250th anniversary, commemorating of course "national" independence, not "personal" independence. Among the outspoken many Right or Left, Conservative or Liberal, Republican or Democrat, whether per online comments, newspaper or magazine articles, TV broadcasts too, many implied concurrences for their present editorial, narrative, and critique by referring to some preferred ideological ancestor(s) as "rolling in their graves." The implications suggest if alive today, their preferred ideological ancestor(s) would agree obviously with them thus equally appalled towards opposing views.

Let us attempt to be observant, logical, then consistent; the best we (humans alive today) can do is to cite past writers and thinkers therefore quote their writings per books, essays, pamphlets, articles, documents, letters, notes, etc., then voice our own concurrences, not assume their concurrences for something declared today. Again, if the latter, then presumption and arrogance abound.

To exemplify, often to make my arguments regarding the singular human right to consent or dissent, I will emphasize the word "harm" over the Lockean enumeration of rights; life, health, liberty, possessions...

"No one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions."

John Locke (1632-1704)
Second Treatise on Government (1690)

It would be erroneous to go beyond my own "subjective" emphasis then to assume Locke emphasized similarly. I could assume Lock chose his words meticulously, yet my risk for error would be no less. I could also attempt to substantiate, that is to say, Locke relied on Epicurus' use of the same word "harm", as much as Jefferson admired too Epicurus' writings on rights, prerogatives, propensities, and moralities per moderations, ignoring of course translation preferences, yet I would still be presuming much...

"Justice is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed."

Epicurus (341-270 BC)

"I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing every thing rational in moral philosophy which Greece & Rome have left us."

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Letter to William Short (1819)

The most I may properly argue is to cite those writers and writings, then state my own emphasis of the word "harm", proceeding further with more observations, quotations, followed by deductions and inductions (ratiocinations), even algebraically Boolean demonstrations to articulate consistencies, then syllogistic propositions. I would grossly cross the reasonable line if by prattle or rant declare Epicurus and Locke would be "rolling in their graves" if anyone would disagree with me hence presumption and arrogance would abound.

I must confess; my own persisting arrogance (rooted in ever present covetousness) would not allow prolonged humbling of myself without the self-preserving moderation (haha) of exonerating myself within the same breath. Yet I defer...

"The climax of the Ten Commandments is the Tenth Commandment – 'Thou shat not covet' – Actually we break this last commandment, not to covet, before we break any of the others. Any time that we break one of the other commandments of God, it means that we have already broken this commandment, in coveting."

Francis August Schaeffer (1912-1984)
True Spirituality (1971)

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Is 1:18, Mt 5:9, 2 Tm 2:15, Cl 3:23

Sunday, July 5, 2026

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 253

Published in 2022 amid US Government's tyranny crescendo-ing to unprecedented magnitudes as done by many (if not all) presidential administrations and congressional classes, unchallenged by judicial benches, particularly those of 21st century (without exception), that is to say, my 12th book (3rd of trilogy thus 1st and 2nd, 3rd's TOC), entitled appropriately and exhaustively Propositions, Problems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters (May 2022)...

PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 253

~ Individualism's Bill of Right / 1st Reprise ~

All other rights as billed or listed among various governmental constitutions, political documents and international declarations are either redundantly unnecessary, thus compound and complex the argument if enumerated, or more likely disrespect and disregard the Singular Human Right therefore violent towards the individual. To historically affirm, consider Federalist Paper No. 84, originally published during the summer of 1788 by The Independent Journal, New York Packet and The Daily Advertiser under the pseudonym Publius, otherwise known as Alexander Hamilton, hence the following excerpt…

I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous. They would contain various exceptions to powers not granted; and, on this very account, would afford a colorable pretext to claim more than were granted. For why declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do? Why, for instance, should it be said that the liberty of the press shall not be restrained, when no power is given by which restrictions may be imposed? I will not contend that such a provision would confer a regulating power; but it is evident that it would furnish, to men disposed to usurp, a plausible pretense for claiming that power.

Generally this poet ideologically despises Alexander Hamilton, although his insight expressed in Federalist Paper No. 84 is not only noteworthy among other such papers but quite logically prophetic as well. History demonstrates time and time again the predicted abuse by the U.S. government as covetously, presumptuously, arrogantly thus violently continued to this day.

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Ten enumerations honored, revered, still circumvented
As the Founding Framers and Schemers perhaps intended
Syntax bended, parallax presented; a logical suspicion
Yet anagogical the promulgation for Statism’s veneration

O Publius, the one gem deterred, not thy alter-whims
Consolidating schemes upon themes of federalist vim
Yet rightly dividing as unnecessary even dangerous
Rights enumerated, hence allowing purposes devious

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Saturday, July 4, 2026

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 252

PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 252

~ Individualism's Bill of Right ~

If such understanding forms and foments, then solely amid ceaseless study, ponder and labor, concluding first in part, later in whole, to logically respect then ethically regard, hence fervently declaring then firmly establishing in this manner.

The propensity, preference and persistence upon observable practice by Each and Every Individual since first reasoned the Specie Human and Peculiar above all other species, thus consistently inclining, constantly insisting the Singular Right to Consent or Dissent regarding Each and Every Matter, indeed without exception as exemplified per unwanted prevention, unacceptable prohibition, undesirable preemption, unwelcomed intervention, unwarranted retroaction by persons ever covetous as well parties ever contemptuous whether private, religious, philosophical, economical, social, political, governmental and more.

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Society crashes, lightning flashes exposing the behemoths
Although too few pursue the remnant toward the Zenith
Crumbs of bread buy gold bars, still old are the damn stories
Repetitive oratories of deceptive glories; vituperative, gory

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Friday, July 3, 2026

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 251

PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 251

~ Individualism's Pledge of Allegiance ~

Private property my country, family and friends my countrymen, consequently the sweaty, dirty, bloody, long worn shirt-off-back my flag for upon the rustic post at edge of field hangs that banner `neath my old hat, however tattered, patched, frayed, stained, worked thus ragged while individually, agreeably therefore mutually, consensually bought and bartered... I pledge allegiance to nothing else and to no other!

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Pledges and allegiances to banners and flags, oaths and vows to empires and nations, to monarchies and governments, to parliaments and congresses, to kings, prime ministers and presidents serve only the interests of the aforementioned, and to be sure the subject and citizen, that is, the individual to fully bear the sacrifice of his/her life, health, liberty, privacy, property, possession, profession, pursuit, purpose, preference, prerogative even propensity as well family, friends, and anything or anyone else held personally dear. Any promises by kings, princes, politicians or bureaucrats to serve the subject or citizen’s wellbeing are Orwellian doublespeak for their intent to presumptuously, impatiently rule therefore expecting the people’s unquestionable obedience.

Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and break in pieces.

Étienne de La Boétie (1530-1563)

These despots along with crony advisors, experts, professors, doctors, journalists, commentators then priests, pastors, various community leaders even artists, musicians, actors like past sages, magicians, jesters, town criers and more, have so cleverly spun the concept of honor to equate to sacrifice as previously defined, yet in like manner sacrificially honor not the people. Is it not high time to reciprocally however rightfully honor not those holding public offices, thereby logically thus ethically undermining their presumption and arrogance, unofficially yet effectively rescinding their endowment and power, and in so doing to live free, to think, speak and act liberated fully bearing one’s own responsibility and risk (see Proem & Poem Nos. 117-120, 123).

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O the speck and splinter fester graver per critical eyes
Cynically “The ayes have it!” thus vied finically the guise
Mystically the ruse the racket per the excuse slightly tacit
Though logically flaccid, academically plain upon placid

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Thursday, July 2, 2026

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 265

Published in 2022 amid US Government's tyranny crescendo-ing to unprecedented magnitudes as done by many (if not all) presidential administrations and congressional classes, unchallenged by judicial benches, particularly those of 21st century (without exception), that is to say, my 12th book (3rd of trilogy thus 1st and 2nd), entitled appropriately and exhaustively Propositions, Problems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters (May 2022)...

PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 265

~ Definitions of Isms / 2nd Reprise ~

What is the justification (see Proem & Poem Nos. 3, 4) of any arrangement intimate, private, philosophical, spiritual/theological, public, social or political between two persons or more if not Consent expressed by each individual? To go further, what is the justification of any arrangement between two dozen, two hundred, two thousand, two million or more people if not Consent expressed initially and continuously by each individual?

Yet more often than not discussions and debates persist even insist on this or that formation of government per any-ocracy and/or any-ism as argued thusly fair, equal, just, humane as well socially good or religiously moral, and if pragmatic enough, perhaps economically sustainable, else sentimentally preferable, emotionally desirable. Similarly as often, those among discussions and debates are unaware of the innately covetable dynamic, the rot-at-root of the aforesaid without exception. For rarely (if ever) discussed and debated the consideration of consensual unity and ethical continuity (see Proposition, Problem & Poem Nos. 225-228), that is to say, unanimous consent initially as well continuously.

Rather, democracy widely hailed thus highly waved as most righteous of banners among those self-regarded as humanely sensitive even self-considered as morally superior. Yet among the same presumption, the same arrogance there exist not a consistent definition of democracy, nor any definition relying not on the solicitation of enough consenters so to exact political coercion, governmental force therefore execute majorly supported violence upon the remaining dissenters.

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Estranged and weaned from God, outgrown of such nuisances
Succumbed mystically nonetheless per clutched noctilucences
While thumb-screwing the dissent upon pretense o’er fabrication
“All is naught!” as arrogance ought, fraught with presumption

Well sought per covetous infatuation, un-satiated the lust
Oh, what fuss the lost of time by respect, regard and trust
Disgusted by the patience, the reluctance to rightly negotiate
Prating instead, castrating o’er deathbed as disparities conflate

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 264

Published in 2022 amid US Government's tyranny crescendo-ing to unprecedented magnitudes as done by many (if not all) presidential administrations and congressional classes, unchallenged by judicial benches, particularly those of 21st century (without exception), that is to say, my 12th book (3rd of trilogy thus 1st and 2nd), entitled appropriately and exhaustively Propositions, Problems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters (May 2022)...

PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 264

~ Definitions of Isms / 1st Reprise ~

It is critical to not confuse then equate the newness of words, terms and phrases with definitions, ideologies and practices as though newly developed as well. For often longstanding the same definitions, ideologies and practices however remarketed cleverly and purposed manipulatively else trended popularly, altered naively, distorted ignorantly.

To exemplify, both Communism’s forceful bottom-up confiscatory and Fascism’s forceful top-down regulatory methodologies have been well utilized since societies and governments first established whether obvious or not per various fittings and numerous trappings. For what is Monarchism’s forceful bottom-up hereditary methodology, Feudalism too as an extension thereof, but Communism’s forceful bottom-up confiscatory methodology towards total control of the economy.

With that said, modern monarchies allowed private property and production thus included the top-down regulatory methodology to maintain control of the economy, as much as modern democracies included a measure of the bottom-up confiscatory methodology.

As another example Centralism, and Federalism as a form of it, is the same sort of long practiced schemes or subjugations, that is to say, the shrewd or savage gathering hence concentrating of power unto itself from others by further manipulation or coercion upon kingdoms, governments, states, provinces, societies as well individuals. Centralism is of course the natural digression per connate aggression once implemented the methodologies either bottom-up confiscatory/hereditary or top-down regulatory.

Accordingly, the common references like Statism, Police-Statism, Militarism, Interventionism, Paternalism, Protectionism, Monetarism and others similarly are often misunderstood as though something other, when either particular activities (subsets) within or redundant to the aforesaid isms and definitions. For regardless the motives, intentions, agendas and objectives of any such ism, implementations therefore methodologies remain to be two; bottom-up confiscatory (or hereditary) versus top-down regulatory.

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Such audacities then atrocities, as whores flaunt amid the gantlets
Jesters jaunt then haunt the royal parlors, lifting iron gauntlets
Gypsies dance `twixt funeral pyres as though fires from the gods
Thus lauds upon vicariates on chariots, by all strangely awed

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 263

Published in 2022 amid US Government's tyranny crescendo-ing to unprecedented magnitudes as done by many (if not all) presidential administrations and congressional classes, unchallenged by judicial benches, particularly those of 21st century (without exception), that is to say, my 12th book (3rd of trilogy thus 1st and 2nd), entitled appropriately and exhaustively Propositions, Problems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters (May 2022)...

PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 263

~ Definitions of Isms ~

Often in the actual definitions as well ambiguity creeps in unawares, and for this reason the definitions also should be examined... If we are able to see in one glance what is the same in each individual case of it, we shall be at no lost into what genus we ought to put the object before us when we define it.

Aristotle (384-322 BC), Organon / Topica, Book I

Primary intent is to debate not the definitions, rather establish then commit to observable, logical, consistent definitions for the duration of this work, as well anytime this poet engages in conversation. Secondary objective criticizes then condemns thereby rejects the persistent even insistent assumption, presumption, arbitrariness, convenience, expedience hence mass inconsistency among an array of definitions and usages in covetous pursuit of temporal advantages socially, academically, scientifically, politically hence dismissively, slanderously, ruinously more.

Hence as defined, there is one and only one ism ethical per the one and only one right, thereby all other isms shall be judged and condemned.

Individualism; the constant respect hence consistent regard for each and every person's Peculiar Human Ability to Reason as manifested per the Singular Human Right to Consent or Dissent on all matters.

The aforesaid ism is the logical, ethical standard by which to judge any-ism and/or any-ocracy as constant versus inconstant, consistent versus inconsistent ergo the latter arbitrary and if pursued quite presumptuous, arrogant then violent through forceful imposition, intervention, intrusion, invasion, etc. upon the dissenter. Clearly, the use of force governmental or criminal, force legal or illegal, force organizational or informal, force thoughtful or casual indicates the obvious dissent of those imposed, intervened, intruded, invaded, etc. Consequently, the following defined accordingly.

Communism; the forceful bottom-up confiscatory methodology towards total control of the economy, thereby property and production owned collectively, publicly, centrally thus governmentally.

Fascism; the forceful top-down regulatory methodology towards total control of the economy, thereby property and production owned individually, privately yet regulated centrally thus governmentally nevertheless.

Cronyism or Corporatism; similarly Fascism in part although eventually whole, progressing incrementally, digressing inevitably towards the same total control of the economy (i.e. United States, most other western democracies).

Socialism; the necessary power-exchange or political barter for Fascism, Communism, Cronyism or Corporatism, achieving governmental authority and jurisdiction by seducing the masses to forgo Individualism or Individual sovereignty in part or whole while appeased, subsidized, purchased with services, goods, monies underwritten by aforesaid Fascistic regulatory or Communistic confiscatory appropriations of each and every person’s purse, possession, property and production and the subjugation of the same person’s propensity, prerogative, preference and purpose.

Summarily perhaps poetically too, Socialism’s innate mediocrity hence connatural inefficiency is the stale bread tossed to the Roman mob thereupon remaining insatiably covetous for all sorts of arrogated middling. My apologies.

Perhaps important to note and define Capitalism as the subset of human actions then economic activities within Individualism (i.e. to note, not United States, not other western democracies), thereby equally in motion and practice the same constant respect hence same consistent regard for each and every person's Peculiar Human Ability to Reason as manifested per the Singular Human Right to Consent or Dissent on all matters.

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Some declare “Our inheritance!” on behalf of the whole yet part
If not self-interest of one or few, to covet then presume at start
To collaborate, collude, conspire as conventions or committees
O public the postured moralities, private the prevailing fugacities

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.