{"id":3166,"date":"2022-11-04T10:26:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=3166"},"modified":"2022-11-04T10:26:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:26:59","slug":"my-new-political-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/my-new-political-party\/","title":{"rendered":"My New Political Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having moved recently, I had to submit voter registration paperwork in my new district. Rather than pick any of the major parties, I listed a party of one: <strong>The Foundations Party<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I thought of this party a long time ago, and came up with a list of foundations that the party &#8212; i.e., that I &#8212; consider important:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The foundation of society is the family<\/li>\n<li>The foundation of civilization is productive creativity (or creative production)<\/li>\n<li>The foundation of commerce is freedom of choice<\/li>\n<li>The foundations of science are verifiable facts and repeatable experimentation<\/li>\n<li>The foundations of knowledge are communicable concepts upheld by experience<\/li>\n<li>The foundations of learning are curiosity and wonder<\/li>\n<li>The foundations of freedom are autonomy and available options<\/li>\n<li>The foundation of liberty is life itself &#8230; which may be the price paid for it<\/li>\n<li>The foundation of the law is respect for individual autonomy<\/li>\n<li>The foundation of civility is self-control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-eq_K6Rm5mYA\/YN2nqLS7WEI\/AAAAAAAA68A\/5IqcNizs7QcwzVI2T85SE4_AGuuvd3U6ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/Political-quotes-that-will-tell-you-more-about-politics%2B%252828%2529-min.jpg\" alt=\" \"><br \/>\n<span class=\"imagecaption\" style=\"font-size: 65%;\"><em>(Image from https:\/\/www.blissquote.com\/2021\/07\/political-quotes.html.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You might quibble with my definitions, but as this is a single-person party, my definitions suffice for me. But are there any other foundational statements I should add? 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