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It is NOT insurrection when a people decide that the government is governing without the consent of the governed. It is NOT insurrection when citizens rise up and remove an existing government which has governed with a despot’s hand. As the Declaration states: But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.

When our right and our duty becomes inevitable, only the despotic usurper would attempt to declare martial law to crush those who disagree with him.

Patrick Henry Paraphrased:
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace— but there is no peace. The war for people’s minds and allegiance is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms, the billy-clubs of Black Panthers, the release of Islamic terrorists in our midst, the intimidation of Jurists, the refusal to accept the results of the American Grand Jury! Our brethren are already in the field working hard to unite Conservatives and to mandate for the release of Mr Obama’s credentials! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery when we were promised hope and change? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, be it for hope, be it for change; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Who is willing to die for Freedom? I will not go willingly to the guillotine.