Tag Archives: Defense

Thought For the Day: Unlimited Tolerance Must Lead To the Disappearance of Tolerance

“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. … Continue reading

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First Principles: A True Patriot Will Defend His Country From Its Government

“A true patriot will defend his country from its government.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: Liberty Only Survives When It Is Defended

“Liberty Only Survives When It Is Defended.” – Thomas Heyward, Jr.

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First Principles: Continue Steadfast and, With A Proper Sense of Your Dependence On God, Nobly Defend Those Rights Which Heaven Gave, And No Man Ought To Take From Us

“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual… Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.” – … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Truth Is Like A Lion; You Don’t Have To Defend It. Let It Loose; It Will Defend Itself

“The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.” – St. Augustine

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Bonhoeffer, Part 5

Bonhoeffer, Part 5by Michael DoyleThere are times when there is nowhere to go,Tyranny transforms freedom into a tear’s flow.Sometimes in some places, the price for libertyIs to join the ranks of those remembered by history.At those times, there is but … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Whenever the Government of the United States Shall Break UP, It Will Probably Be In Consequence of A False Direction Been Given To Publick Opinion

“Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to publick opinion. This is the weak point of our defenses, and the part to which the … Continue reading

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In Opposition To the Mexican Reconquista

In Opposition To the Mexican Reconquistaby Michael DoyleIt sometimes feels like we’re living in a different world.Illegal immigrants line up in Compton with flags unfurled,Feeling cocksure against the logic of prudent advice Like they can take on the police, the … Continue reading

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First Principles: Our Defense Is In the Preservation of the Spirit Which Prizes Liberty As A Heritage of All Men, In All Lands, Everywhere

“Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.” – Abraham Lincoln

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Thought For the Day: Extremism In the Defense of Liberty Is No Vice. And Moderation In the Pursuit of Justice Is No Virtue

“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” – Karl Hess, as speechwriter for Barry Goldwater’s acceptance speech This was later restated by Malcom X, in December, 1964, as: … Continue reading

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