Great Freemasons: Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810)

Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799) were the inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique. The brothers succeeded in launching the first manned ascent, carrying Étienne into the sky. Later, in December 1783, in recognition of their achievement, their father Pierre was elevated to the nobility and the hereditary appellation of de Montgolfier by King Louis XVI of France.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgolfier_brothers

(Initiated: 1806 Loge des Neuf Soeurs, Paris)

(His brother Jacques-Etienne had been initiated in 1784).

Jason Brennan, "Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know"

Terrific interview with Jason Brennan.

The Supreme Council, 33°, S.J. USA 2013 Biennial Session

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Nerd?

Arthur Schopenhauer (February 22, 1788 – September 21, 1860)

Meistens belehrt uns erst der Verlust über den Wert der Dinge.
(Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.)
Arthur Schopenhauer (February 22, 1788 – September 21, 1860)

(Art by Alex Ross)

Great Freemasons: Frederick Louis Maytag I (July 14, 1857 – March 26, 1937)

"In all business, there is a factor which cannot be compensated for in dollars and cents or computed by any measure. It has no relation or connection with the mercenary and is represented only by the spirit of love which the true craftsman holds for his job and the things he is trying to accomplish."
Frederick Louis Maytag I (July 14, 1857 – March 26, 1937)



Frederick Louis Maytag I also known as F. L. Maytag, founded the Maytag Company.
http://www.nndb.com/people/533/000165038/

(Newton Lodge 59, Newton, Iowa)

Tom Woods: The Libertarian Speech I Would Deliver to the Whole Country

Famous Freemasons: Norman Vincent Peale

Great Freemasons: Hal G. Evarts (August 24, 1887 - October 18, 1934)

Hal G. Evarts, Author. (August 24, 1887 - October 18, 1934) In his early life he was a surveyor in the Indian Territory, rancher, trapper and guide. Among his writings are Passing of the Old West; The Yellow Horde; The Settling of the Sage; Fur Sign; Tumbleweed; Spanish Acres; The Painted Stallion; The Moccasin Telegraph; Fur Brigade; Tomahawk Rights; The Shaggy Legion and Short-grass.


(Lodge Unknown).

Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex