“Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect and protect us as equal before the law. That affirmative action programmes may have been motivated, in part, by good intentions cannot provide refuge from the principle that under our Constitution, the government may not make distinctions on the basis of race.” Justice Clarence ThomasRead more
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“Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.” Alexis de Tocqueville Convair Model 48 Charger (Information from Wikipedia) The Convair Model 48 Charger was a prototype light attack and observation aircraft of the 1960s, developedRead more
“Legislators and revolutionaries who promise equality and liberty at the same time are either psychopaths or mountebanks.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Since last week’s mystery aircraft was reasonably challenging to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interesting aircraft type. Please send your answers to meRead more
“The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other.” David Reisman Mississippi State University XAZ-1 Marvelette (Information from Wikipedia) The Mississippi XAZ-1 Marvelette (or MA18-B Marvelette) was an American researchRead more
“Legislators and revolutionaries who promise equality and liberty at the same time are either psychopaths or mountebanks.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Since last week’s mystery aircraft was rather easy to identify, I was disappointed in the number of correct answers that reached my desktop. This week I have provided another interesting aircraft type. Please sendRead more
“In the state of nature, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it and they recover it only by the protection of the law.” Charles de Montesquieu Seabird Seeker 2 (Information from Wikipedia) The Seabird Seeker is a light observation aircraft built originally by Seeker AviationRead more
“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business and eventually degenerates into a racket.” Eric Hoffer Since last week’s mystery aircraft was relatively easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interesting aircraft type. Please send your answers to me at editor@africanpilot.co.za. IRead more
“I do not trust my eyes to tell me what a man is: I have a better and more trustworthy light by which I can distinguish what is true from what is false: let the mind find out what is good for the mind.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster was an experimental AmericanRead more
“The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle’s own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.” Aesop Since last week’s mystery aircraft was relatively easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interesting aircraft type.Read more
“Some who are too scrupulous to steal your possessions nevertheless see no wrong in tampering with your thoughts.” Khalil Gibran Miller JM-2 racing homebuilt (Information from Wikipedia) The Miller JM-2 was an American Formula One Air Racing homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Jim W Miller and produced by JW Miller Aviation of Marble Falls,Read more