Posted on 12/07/2013 9:17:42 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
"When designs are form'd to raze the very foundation of a free government, whose few who are to erect their grandeur and fortunes upon the general ruin will employ every art to sooth the devoted people into a state of indolence, inattention and security, which is forever the fore-runner of slavery." - Article signed "Candidus," in Boston Gazette, December 9, 1771"If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them." - As Candidus in the Boston Gazette, January 20, 1772
"The right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily become a slave... These may be best understood by reading and carefully studying the institutes of the great Law Giver and Head of the Christian Church, which are to be found clearly written and promulgated in the New Testament." - Rights of the Colonists, November 20, 1772
"It is the greatest absurdity to suppose it in the power of one, or any number of men, at the entering into society, to renounce their essential natural rights, or the means of preserving those rights; when the grand end of civil government, from the very nature of its institution, is for the support, protection, and defence of those very rights; the principal of which, as is before observed, are Life, Liberty, and Property. If men, through fear, fraud, or mistake, should in terms renounce or give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the grand end of society would absolutely vacate such renunciation. The right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily become a slave." - The Rights of the Colonists, November 20, 1772
"Since private and publick Vices, are in Reality, though not always apparently, so nearly connected, of how much Importance, how necessary is it, that the utmost Pains be taken by the Publick, to have the Principles of Virtue early inculcated on the Minds even of children, and the moral Sense kept alive, and that the wise institutions of our Ancestors for these great Purposes be encouraged by the Government. For no people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffusd and Virtue is preservd. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauchd in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign Invaders." Samuel Adams- Letter to James Warren, November 4, 1775
"...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; and it is believed that the most effectual means of preventing this would be, to illuminate...the minds of the people...to give them knowledge of those facts, which history exhibiteth. History, by apprizing them of the past, will enable them to judge of the future...it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men; it will enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it, to defeat its views...." - Jefferson's Bill for the more general diffusion of knowledge for Virginia
"Although all men are born free, slavery has been the general lot of the human race. Ignorant--they have been cheated; asleep--they have been surprised; divided--the yoke has been forced upon them. But what is the lesson?...the people ought to be enlightened, to be awakened, to be united, that after establishing a government they should watch over it....It is universally admitted that a well-instructed people alone can be permanently free." - James Madison
"These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and the blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety." - Thomas Jefferson-First Inaugural Statement of Principles of Good Government
"...nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people. When the people give way, their deceivers, betrayers, and destroyers press upon them so fast, that there is no resisting afterwards. The nature of the encroachment upon the American constitution is such, as to grow every day more and more encroaching. Like a cancer, it eats faster and faster every hour. The revenue creates pensioners, and the pensioners urge for more revenue. The people grow less steady, spirited, and virtuous, the seekers more numerous and more corrupt, and every day increases the circles of their dependents and expectants, until virtue, integrity, public spirit, simplicity, and frugality, become the objects of ridicule and scorn, and vanity, luxury, foppery, selfishness, meanness, and downright venality swallow up the whole society." - John Adams
Re your point, please see my Post #61.
Great addition to the thread loveliberty2, thanks.
Preach it, brother.
“Could Bashir have handled this better?”
Well if there is any possible way for an Idiot not to be an Idiot, then the answer is yes!
Let that be a lesson to you ‘people’; insult this Tea Party Queen at your own risk! Is losing your job really worth being applauded Twitter by some sport-haters you’ll never meet who are also likely to be unemployed? One for the team YAY!
Somebody named Chen says Bashir should have prepared and served a 16 course meal for Sarah, yeah, as if she would consider eating anything that his sticky hands had been touching! Many of the other suggestions were actually rather good, but Bashir didn’t have enough class to do any of them.
Miss Google Eyes said it better than I ever could. I have not even seen a photograph of this Griffin guy, who should be called onto somebody’s carpets like two-three weeks ago.
Standards lower than a second basement in Louisiana.
"Please accept my resignation. You're on your own."
There is no comparison between the two. MSNBC is nothing but a moonbat broadcast facility, sourcing nothing but the DNC and WH talking points. They include left-leaning comments in their "reporting" and only cover stories that make their side look good.
FOX has no similar characteristics. They do report the omitted stories and have conservative and liberal commentators and guests. Their motto is "Fair and Balanced" but I wish it was "Nothing but the Truth" but they do have neutral reporting in their coverage.
The proof is, when have you ever seen MSNBC feature a conservative news analyst or give a fair interview to a conservative? If there is such an example it is an anomaly or accident.
I only wish FNC was a conservative news outlet...that in itself would only begin to provide fairness and balance to all the other news "media" globally. Where else can you turn to get good reporting and conservative opinion?
The answer? Talk radio.
Fox and MSNBC both limit what you see to only those issues they wish to report.
That is true, however, if only FNC would ignore the sensationalist crap (distraction narratives). They pretty much cover all the stories the RATagandists do, plus the additional embarrassing issues the left-prestitutes ignore.
Everyone who watches Fox should make sure they are also getting their news from other sources. Local news, foreign news and bloggers are helpful in rounding out a full story.
The local news is pretty much worthless as they report a smidgen of local news and then simply repeat the crap-du-jour (the NYT talking points) and then spend 15 minutes on some worthless sports. The only thing good about local is the weather...although the TWC does just fine.
Foreign news sources are pretty good as they seem to have no problem spilling the beans on the RATs. Blogs? Maybe, but they are largely opinion. I think you can get quite a bit of information regarding real time coverage from twitter activity and other social media.
I was thinking the other day that maybe this Bashir guy said what he did because................he expected no one would be watching.
Fox has almost forgotten Gates and MSNBC has forgotten Gates. Everyone is talking about a bridge over the Hudson river. This is not national news. And anyone like me who occasionally uses the bridge can tell you it often has a lane or two closed. You certainly don't drive from Jersey to NYC too many times without construction somewhere along your route.
I can't tell you how many times I've had to explain to democrats that Christy was a long shot at best for the President because most republicans would vote for someone else. Its Jersey Democrats that like him. And you can get to NYC from Jersey lots of different ways. And they didn't close the bridge they took a lane out when there are 16 lanes.
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