Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: It is dearness only that gives every thing its value.
Thomas Paine -The American Crisis
Unity for Liberty: then and Now
“Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favour; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason. As a long and violent abuse of power, is generally the Means of calling the right of it in question (and in Matters too which might never have been thought of, had not the Sufferers been aggravated into the inquiry) and as the King of England hath undertaken in his own right, to support the parliament in what he calls theirs, and as the good people of this country are grievously oppressed by the combination, they have an undoubted privilege to inquire into the pretensions of both, and equally to reject the usurpation of either.”
Thomas Paine in his writing, Common Sense, calls for everyone in America to consider their rights, abused by their government, and how those abuses could occur. He concludes by encouraging everyone to unite in a common effort towards liberty while there still exists time for contemplative action.
Today we are given repeated contemporary examples of government abuse from all sectors of government and the DEMGOP party. We also, like our founders, have a chance to claim independence from government oppression. And like our founding, the right to independence comes only through committed individuals recognizing what could be and pursuing it fully.
The time to return to limited government is now, before we lose the ability to do so without bloodshed. We now have the power to replace the DEMGOP government that we have long lived under, with our own representatives. We have the opportunity to return to limited government and to self-govern in all areas not given to government’s purpose; that of securing our individual rights.
We need individuals in every State to join with us by starting local Constitution Party organizations to be able to run local candidates under the State party.
We need donations so we can fill our War Chest to be ready for action at every election.
We need individuals and private organizations to do the jobs that government should not be doing; to make government assistance obsolete by taking care of our own communities. We need Patriots!
Read Thomas Paine’s pamphlet in its entirety by clicking this link.
