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Rest in Peace, Professor Walter Williams. Walter brought a personal toughness honed as a Philly cab driver to fighting for freedom for more than 40 years. He did not flinch when he was vilified for taking unpopular positions. Instead, he kept smiling and explaining and helped legions of folks recognize the folly of trusting government to save their ass. He recognized that the Constitution intended to leash politicians, not vex Americans in perpetuity with elected dictators.
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Here is a website with links to many of his books and articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rest in Peace, Professor Walter Williams. Walter brought a personal toughness honed as a Philly cab driver to fighting for freedom for more than 40 years. He did not flinch when he was vilified for taking unpopular positions. 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