A Son or Daughter of Liberty knows what our ideal government should be. We know the limits of local, state and federal governments. We believe that Principles, like granite floor tiles, only serve you when you stand on them. However, we also recognize that our country has moved so far away from the ideal that it is not practical to strive for the end game from the start.
We do not mean compromise; we do not mean hidden agendas. We mean to lay out a plan to rebuild the country taken from us, brick by brick. Over the coming weeks, we will lay forth plans for our practical retake of this country, to return it to our Founding Fathers’ intent. As with construction of any structure, we start with the bottom and work our way up.
Any good building is built upon a good foundation, and our foundation must be the principle of responsibility. Responsibility for oneself to provide for themselves and their loved ones.
When we are weak, when we refuse to take Responsibility for our provisions, we invite an always-willing government to provide for us. Each time we allow another to provide, we gain dependence, which is the death of freedom.
Dependence leads to obligation; obligation, requirement; requirement, oppression.
Do not miss the signs, these are not Liberty’s birth paings, but her death throes.
The practical application of the Principle of Responsibility is to refuse handouts from our government and resist what seems to be “free” aid paid for by others. The money given by such government programs is not done voluntarily from the sources of revenue. It is, instead, taken by threat of force from those who achieve. If help must be accepted, accept it only from private charities and private citizens. Once you are no longer in need of help, give back to these private charities and private citizens. The Responsible Free Man or Woman repays help in kind, for it is in repayment of help that we foster personal responsibility and independence from the Government in others.
