America

[ProSense]

America

by One Pissed Off Liberal
Sun Sep 02, 2007 at 08:58:50 AM PDT

In the realm of political thought there has never been a more powerful idea than America. For the first time in history a nation was formed expressly to protect the liberty of its citizens, who were conceived as equals, from the predations of tyrants. The founders knew tyranny first hand and were determined to design a system that would preclude it from ever taking hold in the United States of America.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. . . ."

Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

It was an audacious act to break away from England to form a country of equals who would rule themselves rather than be ruled by a sovereign. The world had never seen anything like it. A country devoted to liberty and equality was a novelty, one that spoke to the hopes and dreams of humanity, one that said life could be more than suffering, struggle, and the debasement of the masses.

The founder’s of the United States of America took great pains to head off the prospect of creeping tyranny. Thomas Jefferson in particular exhibited remarkable wisdom on the subject. He knew that tyranny would remain a threat, that it would always be a skulking vicious mongrel nipping at the heels of the country. He warned us time and again.

<...>

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.

~ Thomas Jefferson

much more

Awesome post!

[ProSense]

1. Kick! n/t

[fedupinBushcountry]

2. K&R

:kick:

[Homer Wells]

3. K & R Number FIVE!

Off to the greatest page with you!

:kick:

[superkia]

4. And now we get things like the Patriot Act!

Where does your candidate stand?

http://www.2decide.com/table.htm

[inna]

5. awesome post, thanks!