Resist Much. Obey Little.
Walt Whitman and James Otis, Jr. were right. We need less "unquestioning obedience," and more refusal to comply.
The post Resist Much. Obey Little. first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.What’s the Deal with all the Obedience?
The doctrine of “passive obedience and non-resistance” - was one the founders and old revolutionaries vehemently rejected as destructive to liberty. Yet, here we are today...is it based on fear, or maybe just old habits?
The post What’s the Deal with all the Obedience? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Walt Whitman’s Caution: Resist Much, Obey Little
In a few perfectly chosen words Walt Whitman captured the danger of unquestioning obedience to the central authority.
To the States: Resist Much, Obey Little
Written by the great American poet, Walt Whitman, TO THE STATES urged people, cities and states to RESIST. We call that nullification – something northern abolitionists did to great success in the 1850s. FULL POEM: To The States, or any one of them, or any city of The States, Resist much, Obey little, Once unquestioning…