Well my dear friends, here's something to chew on with your Thanksgiving turkey...I hope this helps, and have a happy one!!
from Thomas Paine (I copied this down, a long time ago, without citing the work...sorry about that but I'm sure if you are interested, you could find it):
"I shall conclude these remarks, with the following timely and…
Well my dear friends, here's something to chew on with your Thanksgiving turkey...I hope this helps, and have a happy one!!
from Thomas Paine (I copied this down, a long time ago, without citing the work...sorry about that but I'm sure if you are interested, you could find it):
"I shall conclude these remarks, with the following timely and well-intended hints. We ought to reflect, that there are three different ways by which an independancy may hereafter be effected; and that one of those three, will, one day or other, be the fate of America, viz. By the legal voice of the people in Congress; by a military power; or by a mob: It may not always happen that our soldiers are citizens, and the multitude a body of reasonable men; virtue, as I have already remarked, is not hereditary, neither is it perpetual. Should an independancy be brought about by the first of those means, we have every opportunity and every encouragement before us, to form the noblest, purest constitution on the face of the earth. We have it in our power to begin the world over again. A situation, similar to the present, hath not happened since the days of Noah until now. The birthday of a new world is at hand, and a race of men, perhaps as numerous as all Europe contains, are to receive their portion of freedom from the events of a few months. The reflection is awful, and in this point of view, how trifling, how ridiculous, do the little paltry cavilings of a few weak or interested men appear, when weighed against the business of a world"
Awesome stuff! We are rightly proud of our forefather's understanding of the world of men (and women!) and their commitment to live in a democratic society. Take heart, my friends. All is NOT lost! But we must stay actively committed to honesty, to freedom, to the rule of law and to our constitution. Ooorah.
Well my dear friends, here's something to chew on with your Thanksgiving turkey...I hope this helps, and have a happy one!!
from Thomas Paine (I copied this down, a long time ago, without citing the work...sorry about that but I'm sure if you are interested, you could find it):
"I shall conclude these remarks, with the following timely and well-intended hints. We ought to reflect, that there are three different ways by which an independancy may hereafter be effected; and that one of those three, will, one day or other, be the fate of America, viz. By the legal voice of the people in Congress; by a military power; or by a mob: It may not always happen that our soldiers are citizens, and the multitude a body of reasonable men; virtue, as I have already remarked, is not hereditary, neither is it perpetual. Should an independancy be brought about by the first of those means, we have every opportunity and every encouragement before us, to form the noblest, purest constitution on the face of the earth. We have it in our power to begin the world over again. A situation, similar to the present, hath not happened since the days of Noah until now. The birthday of a new world is at hand, and a race of men, perhaps as numerous as all Europe contains, are to receive their portion of freedom from the events of a few months. The reflection is awful, and in this point of view, how trifling, how ridiculous, do the little paltry cavilings of a few weak or interested men appear, when weighed against the business of a world"
Awesome stuff! We are rightly proud of our forefather's understanding of the world of men (and women!) and their commitment to live in a democratic society. Take heart, my friends. All is NOT lost! But we must stay actively committed to honesty, to freedom, to the rule of law and to our constitution. Ooorah.