An important lesson on power and human nature. Trust no one with power to endanger liberty. That includes - don’t trust the people who tell you to not trust people with power.
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To the founders and old revolutionaries, liberty requires a rejection of fear, ignorance, and a culture of obedience. But it also takes courage - fortitude and perseverance - to support freedom, whether government likes it, or not.
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We were warned. There is nothing more dangerous to the cause of truth and liberty than a party-first approach.
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How do you trust governments that consistently disregard the Constitution and infringe on individual liberty? You can’t. But it’s important to always remain skeptical of any government - and stand firm in the defense of our Constitution and liberty.
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“It is the due restraint and not the moderation of rulers that constitutes a state of liberty.”
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If we’re ever going to live in an actual “land of the free” - millions of people will have to start focusing their time and energy on rejecting these 5 huge threats to liberty, rather than just worrying about which person or team is going to run the biggest government in history.
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"All might be free," wrote Samuel Adams, "if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought." Getting on the path to liberty means understanding some of the most important principles underlying it.
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We’ve all heard or seen the slogan, but TO is the wrong word, by far. Under the system and principles of the founders and old revolutionaries, all power comes FROM the people - and they don’t need to ask, or demand, that they get that power back. They just need to take it.
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On this date in 1749, Edward Rutledge was born. He was a signer of the Continental Association and the youngest signatory to the Declaration of Independence.
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Bartlett signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He was also instrumental in securing New Hampshire's ratification of the Constitution.
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