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A Sparks Sampler a sampling of essays

A Sparks Sampler
Editor’s Note: John C. Sparks, who died on March 27, 2005, served on the board of trustees of the Foundation for Economic Education for many years. In the mid-1980s, following his retirement from business, he served a term as FEE’s president. In memory of this friend of FEE, we reproduce some of what [...]

1May2005 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

A Future That Should Have Been Ours

Mr. Sparks, a retired businessman in Canton, Ohio, has served for many years as a Trustee of The Foundation for Economic Education.
I have a complaint. It’s about something that has been missing from my life—and from yours. It is about a future that should have been ours, but isn’t.
My complaint is addressed initially [...]

1Aug1992 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

Who Shall Carry My Load?

Mr. Sparks is an executive of an Ohio manufacturing company.
The free market seems to be gaining economic and political favor. But if this is to be more than a passing fad, the full implications of the term must be clearly grasped.
Those who will learn to understand the workings of a free market will [...]

1Feb1980 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

Who Killed Cock Robin?

The demand for political welfare measures destroys job opportunities.

1Jun1978 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

Through the Eyes of a Connecticut Yankee

Concerning the role of freedom in the advance of civilization.

1Feb1978 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

At the Threshold of Less

Let not fear of scarcity lead us to demand or allow more government interference in our lives.

1Sep1977 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

Who Shall Decide?

Learn from others all you can, but make your own decisions.

1Aug1977 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

If Men Were Free to Try

Not until an activity has been freed from monopoly does creative thought come into play.

1Feb1977 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

Falling on Deaf Ears

How to become self-reliant and free is the CARE package needed by the poor.

1May1975 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

Yielding to Temptation

A letter to a pastor about an evil of universal concern.

1Jul1974 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

A Prescription to Soothe One’s Wounds

Practice it in the family and in one’s own business.

1Feb1974 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

Right Congregation, Wrong Sermon

For an enduring international armistice, we need to curb our personal appetites for government aid and intervention.

1Apr1973 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

For the Young in Heart, Mind, and Spirit

Some suggestions of new worlds to conquer for the young who are not pleased with the one they find.

1May1971 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

Beneath the Gap

The revolt of children often reflects a fundamental sickness in their parents.

20Nov2009 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

The Best Things in Life Are Not Free

Not the things of life, suggest John Sparks, but the people ought to be free.

20Nov2009 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

Is It Practical

John Sparks has something to say, too, about the practicality of businessmen who expect the government to do their work for them.

20Nov2009 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued

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The best we can do for the rookies, suggests John Sparks, is to let them earn their way.

20Nov2009 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | Continued
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