Aristo! Aristo! A la lanterne!: Today.....

Monday, July 4, 2011

Today.....

235 years ago, backed by the best army and navy in the world, a lawful government ordered our ancestors to surrender their arms and submit.

Our people, at least some of them, stood up and said NO, we will not submit to unjust law, and we WILL keep our arms, and use them in our own defense as is our right as humans.

Americans have been fighting that war ever since, with battles both home and abroad.

Always remember, and never forget; Governments do not 'give' rights. They either recognize them, or they don't. They either protect and honor them, or they don't. A government can never give a human right, nor take it away. They can ignore them, protect them, or punish them... that is all.

This nation was formed as the direct result of a government which did not recognize the right of a people to exist freely, un-oppressed, and strive for themselves towards their own goal. This nation exists expressly because another thought it could enslave the American people.

What is your freedom worth to you?

1 comment:

Old NFO said...: And lately it seems like we are LOSING the battle here at home...; July 4, 2011 at 11:43 AM

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Robert Heinlein

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
So learn to say No — and to be rude about it when necessary.
Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

(This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don't do it because it is "expected" of you.)"