"Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them if we basely entail hereditary bondage on them." --Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms, July 6, 1775) Fellow Patriot, Thanks to the steadfast support of Patriots like you, our mission to reach Americans from all walks of life with the timeless message of Liberty "endowed by our Creator" is stronger -- and more critical -- than ever. Despite the political and economic instability of our country, or perhaps because of that instability, Patriots have joined our ranks in ever-greater numbers, extending the pr

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"I am commonly opposed to those who modestly assume the rank of champions of liberty, and make a very patriotic noise about the people. It is the stale artifice which has duped the world a thousand times, and yet, though detected, it is still successful. I love liberty as well as anybody. I am proud of it, as the true title of our people to distinction above others; but...I would guard it by making the laws strong enough to protect it." --Fisher Ames, letter to George Richard Minot, 1789 The Essential Liberty Project Essential Liberty Pocket Guide Patriot Headline Report » For News That Matters Most The Right Opinion » The Web's Best Columnists Grassroots Commentary » Strictly Outside the Beltway Follow The Patriot Post :                You have receive