Archive for May, 2009
Wisdom From JOHN ADAMS
Author: Mark Shean
JOHN ADAMS : {” Democracy…while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”}
Note; John Adams was obviously a student of history, and up through history and into his day, this ominous statement certainly rang true. From his day forward this democracy has endured some hard times, will it continue to endure, only time will tell. If the principals the Founding Fathers set down are adheard to, this should be the the democracy that sets the standard for all others that follow, and will be the lasting legacy to the framers of our Constitution. We, as a people, all need to work to preserve the Constitution, to achieve that lofty goal.
M. Shean—- As so aptly pointed out: {“If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.”} RONALD REAGAN
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Many MA. Police Department’s, under the ‘policies’ of their politically appointed chiefs, pretend that the reason: ‘Any Lawful Purpose’ for a firearm license is not a “good enough reason” to apply for the license, believe it or not! But, I believe that the most open and honest reason that I, or any law-abiding citizen, (in my opinion) could ever give for the use of a handgun, or any firearm, (without going into Constitutional rights) would be; ‘Any Lawful Purpose’. Lawful being the key word, this would automatically exclude any and all criminal intentions, it stands on its own merits. It covers any contingency you would need to lawfully need or use a firearm.
There could not possibly be any better reason for one to exercise his/her right to self-defense in a crime ridden world. Crime happens while the police are not watching, this is why there are victims of unsolved crimes. Criminals do not bother to apply for gun permits. People that do apply, (in my humble opinion) are not the problem, or the cause of crime, or a cause for concern, and should not be treated as such. Arbitrary discretion is a disservice to law-abiding citizens, and our so-called representatives need to do their job by putting an end to it.
In the words of George Washington: {“It would be an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.”}
Note; Those old dead Founding Fathers still sound very relevant to me. How about you?
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NOTE: Wisdom learned, observations made, experience through hard lessons in life should not be frivolously discarded. They should instead be revisited from time to time, to compare with current happenings, and in doing so, hardships previously endured may be averted today. The random quotes that follow are reflections from a wide range of personalities, some well known, others more obscure, they are worth repeating here, and I believe, worthy of your consideration. The common thread that links them, they were all great Americans and Patriots.
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1. RONALD REAGAN: “When you cant make them see the light, make them feel the heat”.
2. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: “Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties”.
3. GEORGE WASHINGTON: “It will be an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it”.
4. THOMAS JEFFERSON: “I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them”.
5. THOMAS PAINE: “Arms discourage and keep the plunderer in awe, they preserve order in the world as well as property…..horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding be deprived of the use of them”.
6. SAMUEL ADAMS: “How strangely will the tools of a tyrant pervert the plain meaning of words!”
7. THEODORE ROOSEVELT: “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people”.
8. ANDREW JACKSON: “It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes”.
9. NOAH WEBSTER: “Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword, because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States”.
10. PATRICK HENRY: “Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined”.
11. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: “Important principles may, and must, be inflexible”.
12. RONALD REAGAN: “Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them”.
13. GEORGE WASHINGTON: “Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism”.
14. THOMAS JEFFERSON: “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”.
15. THOMAS PAINE: “That government is best which governs least”.
16. SAMUEL ADAMS: “The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending against all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks”.
17. THOMAS JEFFERSON: “To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical”. (Think Planned Parenthood!)……..!
18. DANIEL WEBSTER: “Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that we have one country, one Constitution, one destiny”..
{Note; this is part 1 in a series of “Observations“}
M. Shean submitted 5-3-2009