I am utterly convinced that we shall never again see a truly limited government. As power corrupts so does absolute power corrupt absolutely. Our Presidents demand more power. Our Congress legislates new power ignoring the will of the people. Our courts interpret new powers. Sooner or later a choice must be made. Which is more important to us: our Freedom or our security.
-“But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”
When will we decide that no sacrifice is too great in order to bring peace and freedom back to these united states.
-“The founders would be ashamed of us for what we’re putting up with.”
Are we so tied to our money, retirement, and investments that we will ignore every usurpation of our liberty? Is not liberty the most important trait that defines us as a nation?
-“Those who would give up essential liberties for temporary security deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
Can we not expose the lies of those in power who would disguise horrendously unconstitutional acts as “patriotic” or “necessary”? Is not dissent the greatest form of patriotism? Lately we have come to accept all these acts as necessary for our safety. It is the slow slide that eventually leads to the downfall of the American Empire. Historians will look to this age as the age of materialism that led to the numbing of the people to their own values.
-“Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don’t have brains enough to be honest..”
We would much rather sit in our chairs and complain about how terrible society has become without ever actually doing anything. We are much more comfortable on the sidelines than in the limelight. That is because in the limelight every imperfection shines and people are afraid of looking at themselves.
-“One, with courage, makes a majority.”
The world sees our hypocricy. They see that we claim to be the world’s last, best hope. Yet at the same time we support dictators and send money to nations with human right’s records that are simply horrible. What credibility is there in that? They used to see us as the world’s rescuer of freedom. We liberated Europe, twice. We liberated Cuba in 1898. We spread Freedom to every corner of the world. Yet today we support extremist leaders in China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the future Soviet Union. We are even keeping our mouth silent as Iran tightens its grip in the Middle East. How could anyone believe us when we announce that we are spreading democracy?
-“Liberty when it begins to take root is a plant of rapid growth.”
We must realize that what is right and true must take precedence over personal reputation. We used to breed leaders that cared more for the benefit of their country than their own pocket books. We bred statesmen. We bred leaders. We bred great men and women who stormed the gates of the enemy and brought true freedom to the people. Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe. They were the last great leaders our nation had. They believed that the Federal government was good only for keeping the peace. Everything else was to be left to the states and the people. What could be more important?
So what will we do? Will we continue to sit and watch our nation crumble before our very eyes? We’ve seen that the end of every great empire in history is precipitated by the collapse of the currency. Rome, Byzantium, England, Ottoman, Russian, and the Soviet Empire. Every one of those empires collapsed because the currency depreciated to where they lost the respect of their enemies and soon collapsed. Our nation has begun that slow, steady decline. I fear the people are numb. We must get out of our house and fight like nation depends on it, as, I assure you, it very much does. No course could be too extreme.
We are the greatest nation in the world. We must live with the humility that greatness requires, the confidence that it inspires, and the fortitude the enemies reviles.
Restore the Republic.
