backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?

Sir, we are not weak, if we make a proper use of the means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable -- and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, "Peace! Peace!" -- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! 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? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"

-- Patrick Henry March 23, 1775

All men and women are created with equal rights. These rights are such that we all may exercise them simultaneously without interfering with or infringing upon the rights of another. This is freedom.

Government -- ALL government -- has intentionally become destructive to our freedom and liberty. Instead of securing and protecting the natural rights of man, as government is designed to do, in every nation of this world it has sought to usurp its people and to reduce them under complete despotism. The evidence of this is staggering, and is completely visible in every aspect of our lives. Now is the time to change it.

--WE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ANY GOVERNMENT TO WHICH WE DO NOT CONSENT

--WE ARE NOT BORN INTO ANY CONTRACT WITH ANY GOVERNMENT. GEOGRAPHY OF BIRTH DOES NOT PLACE US UNDER JURISDICTION.

--WE NEED NOT COMPLY WITH ANY DEMAND OR REQUEST THAT WOULD CAUSE US TO INFRINGE UPON THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER OR FORFEIT THE FREE EXERCISE OF OUR OWN RIGHTS

We are individuals. We think and act freely. We are all born equal, and no other may use any type of coercion (eg. licensing, permits, fines, imprisonment, torture, death, etc) to get us to behave in any way. If another or a group of others attempt to coerce us in any way, we are free to resist using whatever means we feel are necessary.

We do not wish for violence. We encourage and promote individual responsibility for one's actions. We do not discourage self-defense in any way. Each of us must choose what types and degrees of coercion we feel we should put up with.

Our first responsibility is to ourselves. Each of us can decide the outcome by making simple decisions for ourselves. Do not apply for permits or licenses. Do not pay taxes. Do not vote. Do not comply with laws that have created victimless crimes. Do not do as your PUBLIC SERVANTS tell you. Do not give government any quarter.

It is too late to work within the system! The system was designed to be this way -- to leave us with no ability to stop it. Voting, joining organizations, and lobbying your repretendatives will not work. It is too late for that. The longer we wait, the harder it will become to stop this evil machine. The time is now to MAKE THE STAND!!!

Make the stand by refusing to go along with it. One of us will pop up, then another, then twenty, then one thousand, then one million. THE SYSTEM DEPENDS UPON OUR COOPERATION. WITHOUT IT -- THE SYSTEM WILL COLLAPSE UPON ITSELF. We will be left with the laws of nature once again -- freedom and responsibility.