"The essence of humanity is freedom. ... " - Judge Andrew Napolitano

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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 8 years, 11 months ago
    "And as the property of land is parcelled out among the inhabitants, and almost every Farmer is a Freeholder, the spirit of liberty will be kept awake, and the love of freedom deeply rooted. And when strength and liberty combine, it is easy to foresee that a people will not long submit to arbitrary sway. Thus, by a blind infatuation and madness of politics, a weak, short-sighted Ministry, have been ruining their country, and hastening a period they seemed to dread, by the very means which they intended to prevent it."

    Charles Thomson: letter to Benjamin Franklin, November 26, 1769
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    • Posted by Mamaemma 8 years, 11 months ago
      Nothing changes, does it?
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      • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 8 years, 11 months ago
        Hello Mamaemma,
        History is a broken record. From the Roman Empire till now the cycles repeat. The statist tyrants gain ground, the oppressed suffer under the lash until they can bear it no longer and rebellion... violence must be employed to restore a tolerable governance. Liberty is the first victim under despotism and the would be despots never learn from history. Jefferson knew this all too well from his study of history. "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson
        Only when a despot like Mussolini is hung upside down and his body pelted with rubbish do the other despots back off temporarily and take notice. So sad that humanity as a whole has learned so little from history. Ask any ten people at random who Mussolini was and prepare to be disappointed...
        Respectfully,
        O.A.
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