Monthly Archives: October 2023

October 30 1829 – Birth of Roscoe Conkling, attorney, US Representative and US Senator Conkling was a former member of the joint congressional committee that had crafted the Fourteenth Amendment. When defending the Southern Pacific Railroad Company from being assessed … Continue reading →

October 23 1895 – Birth of Maury Maverick, U.S. Representative from Texas “Democracy to me is liberty plus economic security.” 2014 – Death of Frank Mankiewicz, Vice Chair of the PR Firm Hill & Knowlton “The big corporations, our clients, … Continue reading →

October 16 1898 – Birth of William O. Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, challenger of corporate constitutional rights Douglas provided several profound dissenting opinions challenging corporate constitutional rights. One example: In Wheeling Steel Corp. v. Glander (1949), he asserted, “If … Continue reading →

October 9 1773 – The East India Company (chartered by the England), and its actions in other countries, features prominently in early colonial pamphlets. “The East India Company obtained their exclusive privilege of Trade to that Country, by Bribery and … Continue reading →

October 2 1869 – Birth of Mohandas Gandhi “First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. Then they fight you. Then you win.” Also: His “Seven Deadly Sins” Wealth Without Work Pleasure Without Conscience Knowledge Without Character Commerce (Business) Without … Continue reading →