"If by the liberty of the press were understood merely the liberty of discussing the propriety of public measures and political opinions, let us have as much of it as you please: But if it means the liberty of affronting, calumniating and defaming one another, I, for my part, own myself willing to part with my share of it, whenever our legislators shall please so to alter the law and shall chearfully consent to exchange my liberty of abusing others for the privilege of not being abused myself." --Benjamin Franklin, An Account of the Supremest Court of Judicature in Pennsylvania, viz. The Court of the Press, 1789 Follow The Patriot Post :                You have received this email because you are subscribed to Founder's Quote Daily, a service of The Patriot Post . To subscribe to Founder's Quote Daily and T...

Fellow Patriots, This week is our annual August "recess" and your Patriot team of editors and staff are taking some much-needed and well-deserved time off with their families. One of us, the lowest paid member of the team (me), has to remain on watch. So, I am sending you this note to soothe the temporary withdrawal symptoms you are experiencing, having received no other posts this week. I have a couple of important announcements. First, we have launched the new website for Patriot Foundation Trust, a means for those who are interested in making living or legacy estate gifts to extend Liberty to the next generation, tax free. Please take a moment to visit http://patriotfoundationtrust.org/ Second, we now have a member of our management team who is available for radio interviews and speaking engagements. Jim Cuffia, Essential Liberty Project Executive Director & Patriot Post Contributing Editor, is a seasoned ...

"He who is permitted by law to have no property of his own, can with difficulty conceive that property is founded in anything but force." --Thomas Jefferson, to Bancroft, 1788 Follow The Patriot Post :                You have received this email because you are subscribed to Founder's Quote Daily, a service of The Patriot Post . To subscribe to Founder's Quote Daily and The Patriot Post , link to http://patriotpost.us/subscribe/ . To manage your subscription or to unsubscribe, link to http://patriotpost.us/manage/ and log in with your email address.