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First Principles: Humanity, Justice and Humanity Demand We Fight and Keep Our Freedom
“Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding … Continue reading
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Tagged Descendants, First Principles, Freedom, Heritage, Honor, Humanity, Justice, Struggle, Surrender, Thomas Jefferson
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The Squishy Sound of Democracy
The suppression of free speech is a leading indicator of fascism not freedom and certainly not the small r republican values our Founding Fathers advocated in their classical liberalism. I for one refuse to bend to tyranny from any camp… … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Authoritarian, Bridges, Censorship, Classical Liberalism, Communicate, Conflict, Dangers, Democracy, Disagreeable Voices, Diversity, False Morality, Fascism, Founding Fathers, Free Speech, Freedom, Fundamental, Gaffes, Internet, Margin, Messy, Negotiation, New York Times, Objectivity, Opposition, Perversity, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Points of View, Reason, Resolution, Riot, Self Responsibility, Social Control, Society, Strangers, Suppression, Times Square, True, Twitter, Tyranny
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First Principles: The Virtue of the People Is Our Best Security
“We may look up to armies for defense, but virtue is our best security. It is not possible that any state should long remain free, where virtue is not supremely honored.” – Samuel Adams, Letter to Joseph Warren, 1775 … Continue reading
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Tagged Army, Defense, First Principles, Freedom, Honor, Joseph Warren, Samuel Adams, Security, Virtue
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First Principles: To Abuse and Misuse Freedom of the Press, Cheapens Its Usefulness and Weakens Its Safety
“During the course of administration, and in order to disturb it, the artillery of the press has been levelled against us, charged with whatsoever its licentiousness could devise or dare. These abuses of an institution so important to freedom and … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse of Rights, Danger, False Accusations, First Amendment, Freedom, Libel, Misuse of Rights, Safey, Slander, The Press, Thomas Jefferson, Usefulness
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Thought For the Day: Nothing Enslaves More Perfectly Than the False Appearance of Freedom
“There is no subjugation so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom for in that way one captures volition itself.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
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Tagged Appearance, Freedom, Perfected, Political Theory, Rousseau, Subjugation, Thought For the Day, Truth
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First Principles: Our Society’s Children Should Be Educated and Taught the Principles of Freedom
“Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.” – John Adams (1787)
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Tagged Children, Educated, First Principles, Freedom, Instruction, John Adams, Principles, Republic
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First Principles: Freedom Is More Usually Taken Through Gradual and Silent Encroachments
“There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” – James Madison, speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, 1788 … Continue reading
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Tagged Abridgment, Encroachments, First Principles, Freedom, Gradualism, James Madison, People, Power, Silence, Usurpations
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First Principles: It Takes Industrious Persons With Excellent Moral Principles To Successfully Lead Our Republic
“If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men … Continue reading
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Tagged Defense, Exellence, First Principles, Foundation, Freedom, Governance, Government, Knowledge, Moderation, Perservance, Samuel Adams, Truth, Values, Wisdom
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Happy Independence Day, America!
Wherever life may find you, be blessed and happy, my fellow Americans and those who love America around the world! Today marks the first Brexit in favor of freedom and liberty!! Celebrate this day in memory of the fine Americans … Continue reading
Taken Breath
A poem based on a Memorial Day dance and a reality for far too many: Taken Breath by Michael Romani Whisper has it that it took away your breath The day they called to inform you of my death Seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Airman, Coastie, Comfort, Confession, Death, Death's Embrace, Freedom, Love of Family, Marine, Memorial Day, Memory, Patriotism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Sacred Ground, Sailor, Service, Soldier, Taken Breath, Tombstone, Whisper
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