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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Who Killed Cock Robin?
The demand for political welfare measures destroys job opportunities.
1Jun1978 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | ContinuedThrough the Eyes of a Connecticut Yankee
Concerning the role of freedom in the advance of civilization.
1Feb1978 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | ContinuedAt 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 | ContinuedWho Shall Decide?
Learn from others all you can, but make your own decisions.
1Aug1977 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | ContinuedIf 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 | ContinuedFalling on Deaf Ears
How to become self-reliant and free is the CARE package needed by the poor.
1May1975 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | ContinuedYielding to Temptation
A letter to a pastor about an evil of universal concern.
1Jul1974 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | ContinuedA Prescription to Soothe One’s Wounds
Practice it in the family and in one’s own business.
1Feb1974 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | ContinuedRight 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 | ContinuedFor 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 | ContinuedBeneath the Gap
The revolt of children often reflects a fundamental sickness in their parents.
20Nov2009 | John C. Sparks | 0 comments | ContinuedThe 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 | ContinuedIs 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 | ContinuedDon
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


